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
State | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 33% | 9% | 52% | 3% | 3% | 157 |
Alaska | 27% | 3% | 54% | 13% | 3% | 104 |
Arizona | 24% | 12% | 48% | 14% | 2% | 191 |
California | 22% | 14% | 48% | 13% | 2% | 1,179 |
Colorado | 25% | 10% | 54% | 9% | 2% | 159 |
Connecticut | 14% | 16% | 55% | 14% | 1% | 135 |
District of Columbia | 26% | 17% | 47% | 5% | 4% | 108 |
Florida | 24% | 12% | 54% | 8% | 1% | 668 |
Georgia | 34% | 9% | 47% | 8% | 2% | 323 |
Hawaii | 18% | 15% | 55% | 11% | 1% | 106 |
Illinois | 19% | 15% | 52% | 12% | 2% | 415 |
Indiana | 22% | 9% | 60% | 5% | 3% | 199 |
Iowa | 21% | 11% | 62% | 4% | 3% | 104 |
Kentucky | 23% | 13% | 57% | 6% | 1% | 127 |
Louisiana | 38% | 13% | 44% | 4% | 2% | 144 |
Maryland | 24% | 12% | 51% | 9% | 5% | 211 |
Massachusetts | 13% | 12% | 54% | 18% | 2% | 229 |
Michigan | 22% | 11% | 54% | 9% | 4% | 327 |
Minnesota | 19% | 13% | 56% | 9% | 3% | 199 |
Missouri | 25% | 13% | 55% | 5% | 3% | 209 |
Nevada | 20% | 10% | 54% | 14% | 3% | 103 |
New Jersey | 16% | 11% | 59% | 12% | 2% | 324 |
New York | 18% | 14% | 56% | 8% | 4% | 658 |
North Carolina | 28% | 12% | 53% | 5% | 2% | 337 |
North Dakota | 23% | 8% | 59% | 5% | 5% | 117 |
Ohio | 21% | 13% | 57% | 6% | 2% | 350 |
Oklahoma | 24% | 9% | 54% | 9% | 3% | 124 |
Oregon | 22% | 11% | 59% | 8% | 1% | 120 |
Pennsylvania | 24% | 10% | 53% | 11% | 3% | 467 |
Rhode Island | 27% | 12% | 48% | 13% | 1% | 104 |
South Carolina | 41% | 7% | 43% | 5% | 3% | 149 |
South Dakota | 25% | 17% | 50% | 7% | 1% | 110 |
Tennessee | 34% | 11% | 51% | 3% | 1% | 150 |
Texas | 29% | 12% | 47% | 10% | 2% | 839 |
Virginia | 24% | 13% | 53% | 8% | 2% | 275 |
Washington | 21% | 18% | 51% | 9% | 2% | 223 |
Wisconsin | 24% | 14% | 48% | 11% | 3% | 231 |
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