Parent of children under 18 among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama28%72%262
Arizona25%75%218
Arkansas27%73%147
California35%65%1,020
Colorado30%70%149
Florida27%73%630
Georgia36%64%425
Idaho31%69%119
Illinois31%69%403
Indiana28%72%241
Iowa35%65%119
Kansas40%60%114
Kentucky29%71%189
Louisiana37%63%201
Maryland23%77%211
Massachusetts28%72%111
Michigan28%72%330
Minnesota33%67%164
Mississippi30%70%161
Missouri30%70%238
Nebraska29%71%113
New Jersey31%69%245
New Mexico30%70%107
New York29%71%492
North Carolina28%72%425
North Dakota26%74%113
Ohio33%67%387
Oklahoma22%78%159
Oregon34%66%110
Pennsylvania26%74%472
South Carolina30%70%230
South Dakota26%74%109
Tennessee31%69%325
Texas35%65%1,043
Utah41%59%140
Virginia31%69%316
Washington34%66%203
West Virginia22%78%143
Wisconsin29%71%195
Wyoming28%72%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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