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% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are…

StateMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
Alabama59%2%17%8%15%261
Arizona54%5%15%6%19%218
Arkansas64%2%14%8%12%145
California52%6%15%6%20%1,019
Colorado62%2%7%7%21%150
Florida53%4%15%9%18%630
Georgia56%3%11%8%22%425
Idaho72%1%12%6%8%120
Illinois56%5%11%8%20%400
Indiana48%1%18%10%24%238
Iowa67%5%5%6%16%119
Kansas64%3%10%5%18%115
Kentucky58%2%19%7%15%190
Louisiana53%3%17%7%20%200
Maryland47%3%14%11%26%211
Massachusetts45%11%14%11%19%110
Michigan63%2%9%9%16%328
Minnesota67%1%8%8%16%164
Mississippi54%1%17%8%21%160
Missouri59%5%9%9%19%239
Nebraska61%2%12%8%17%113
New Jersey47%8%16%8%22%248
New Mexico49%9%18%5%19%106
New York50%2%12%8%27%493
North Carolina58%4%11%7%20%427
North Dakota57%1%18%10%14%113
Ohio54%2%14%9%21%388
Oklahoma56%3%16%11%13%158
Oregon55%2%17%9%16%110
Pennsylvania58%3%11%11%16%473
South Carolina54%7%16%6%18%230
South Dakota45%3%11%11%30%109
Tennessee63%3%13%8%13%324
Texas55%5%14%8%18%1,046
Utah68%4%3%2%22%140
Virginia60%4%13%9%14%316
Washington59%5%10%7%18%202
West Virginia53%4%16%12%16%143
Wisconsin61%2%12%7%18%197
Wyoming56%2%21%7%14%118
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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