Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alaska5%11%57%21%5%141
Arizona4%16%60%18%3%223
California7%22%52%18%2%1,621
Colorado5%27%53%15%< 1%221
Connecticut3%16%60%19%2%180
Delaware8%13%66%12%2%115
District of Columbia6%26%40%24%3%142
Florida5%16%63%14%2%731
Georgia6%19%57%16%2%232
Hawaii8%16%64%11%1%141
Idaho2%15%70%13%1%104
Illinois5%21%54%18%2%472
Indiana5%14%59%19%2%171
Kentucky5%24%59%11%2%112
Louisiana10%18%53%17%2%104
Maine3%16%65%15%1%142
Maryland6%14%56%22%1%255
Massachusetts4%15%58%21%2%391
Michigan7%14%64%13%2%321
Minnesota3%20%60%14%2%211
Missouri10%19%56%13%2%196
Montana1%16%67%15%1%118
Nevada6%17%64%13%1%137
New Hampshire5%13%63%17%2%146
New Jersey7%16%61%14%2%341
New Mexico6%15%49%25%5%121
New York6%21%57%14%2%847
North Carolina7%15%59%18%1%289
North Dakota4%12%59%23%1%100
Ohio6%19%61%13%2%314
Oklahoma12%17%57%12%1%100
Oregon2%22%51%24%1%180
Pennsylvania9%14%57%20%1%471
Rhode Island7%15%65%11%2%133
Tennessee9%19%62%9%1%129
Texas7%18%55%18%3%663
Vermont2%21%59%17%1%176
Virginia6%22%54%15%3%298
Washington5%18%56%20%1%314
Wisconsin8%20%57%15%1%206
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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