Parent of children under 18 among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by parental status

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama28%72%266
Alaska30%70%192
Arizona26%74%372
Arkansas34%66%180
California28%72%2,423
Colorado30%70%299
Connecticut23%77%255
Delaware34%66%199
District of Columbia20%80%220
Florida25%75%1,299
Georgia31%69%568
Hawaii25%75%215
Idaho35%65%177
Illinois27%73%858
Indiana30%70%398
Iowa32%68%213
Kansas30%70%186
Kentucky19%81%250
Louisiana30%70%267
Maine23%77%213
Maryland26%74%416
Massachusetts24%76%504
Michigan30%70%599
Minnesota28%72%357
Mississippi27%73%180
Missouri29%71%390
Montana26%74%170
Nebraska31%69%179
Nevada25%75%207
New Hampshire19%81%192
New Jersey30%70%593
New Mexico25%75%194
New York25%75%1,356
North Carolina29%71%622
North Dakota25%75%196
Ohio28%72%726
Oklahoma28%72%244
Oregon28%72%270
Pennsylvania28%72%834
Rhode Island21%79%195
South Carolina28%72%281
South Dakota19%81%187
Tennessee32%68%353
Texas35%65%1,500
Utah30%70%178
Vermont25%75%217
Virginia27%73%525
Washington25%75%453
West Virginia27%73%165
Wisconsin28%72%387
Wyoming28%72%161
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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