Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who attend services monthly or yearly who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama33%9%52%3%3%157
Alaska27%3%54%13%3%104
Arizona24%12%48%14%2%191
California22%14%48%13%2%1,179
Colorado25%10%54%9%2%159
Connecticut14%16%55%14%1%135
District of Columbia26%17%47%5%4%108
Florida24%12%54%8%1%668
Georgia34%9%47%8%2%323
Hawaii18%15%55%11%1%106
Illinois19%15%52%12%2%415
Indiana22%9%60%5%3%199
Iowa21%11%62%4%3%104
Kentucky23%13%57%6%1%127
Louisiana38%13%44%4%2%144
Maryland24%12%51%9%5%211
Massachusetts13%12%54%18%2%229
Michigan22%11%54%9%4%327
Minnesota19%13%56%9%3%199
Missouri25%13%55%5%3%209
Nevada20%10%54%14%3%103
New Jersey16%11%59%12%2%324
New York18%14%56%8%4%658
North Carolina28%12%53%5%2%337
North Dakota23%8%59%5%5%117
Ohio21%13%57%6%2%350
Oklahoma24%9%54%9%3%124
Oregon22%11%59%8%1%120
Pennsylvania24%10%53%11%3%467
Rhode Island27%12%48%13%1%104
South Carolina41%7%43%5%3%149
South Dakota25%17%50%7%1%110
Tennessee34%11%51%3%1%150
Texas29%12%47%10%2%839
Virginia24%13%53%8%2%275
Washington21%18%51%9%2%223
Wisconsin24%14%48%11%3%231
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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