Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama60%4%29%3%4%380
Alaska37%8%37%11%7%178
Arizona45%8%37%6%4%404
Arkansas56%5%33%4%2%202
California40%12%35%10%3%2,151
Colorado42%14%33%7%4%288
Connecticut27%12%49%10%2%188
Delaware39%9%44%5%3%167
District of Columbia37%12%36%10%6%153
Florida39%9%42%7%3%1,255
Georgia57%7%28%5%2%648
Hawaii27%10%53%6%4%195
Idaho48%8%38%3%3%207
Illinois40%10%40%9%2%749
Indiana50%6%35%5%4%388
Iowa50%8%35%4%2%185
Kansas53%6%34%5%2%195
Kentucky49%8%36%4%3%278
Louisiana50%7%37%3%2%307
Maine29%12%48%9%2%148
Maryland44%8%37%8%2%368
Massachusetts24%9%52%12%2%324
Michigan43%7%42%5%3%575
Minnesota36%11%43%6%4%328
Mississippi59%8%26%5%2%219
Missouri47%8%36%5%5%386
Montana42%11%38%4%5%171
Nebraska45%7%41%5%2%188
Nevada36%9%43%11%2%195
New Hampshire29%12%54%3%1%147
New Jersey36%9%45%7%3%507
New Mexico48%7%32%7%6%192
New York34%13%43%7%3%1,019
North Carolina50%7%36%5%2%684
North Dakota42%5%37%12%4%189
Ohio44%11%36%5%3%683
Oklahoma45%9%37%5%3%259
Oregon42%10%37%9%2%238
Pennsylvania47%7%37%7%2%781
Rhode Island42%8%40%7%3%168
South Carolina56%5%32%2%5%352
South Dakota44%10%38%7%1%195
Tennessee56%6%33%3%2%476
Texas50%8%33%7%2%1,633
Utah56%7%29%5%2%221
Vermont27%11%51%8%2%153
Virginia50%8%33%6%3%512
Washington42%13%34%7%4%406
West Virginia57%2%37%1%2%204
Wisconsin42%13%35%7%4%323
Wyoming46%8%38%4%4%193
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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