Sources of guidance on right and wrong among Evangelical Protestants by state (2014) Switch to: State among Evangelical Protestants by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of Evangelical Protestants who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama65%1%29%1%3%245
Arizona58%7%32%1%2%171
Arkansas63%5%27%3%2%145
California62%4%28%4%2%718
Colorado60%2%33%4%2%126
Florida54%8%34%3%2%461
Georgia62%5%27%3%3%364
Illinois55%6%30%7%2%272
Indiana64%4%28%2%1%208
Kentucky55%5%38%1%1%213
Louisiana66%4%28%< 1%2%120
Maryland58%5%28%6%3%108
Michigan54%7%32%4%3%240
Minnesota55%5%38%2%< 1%110
Mississippi65%4%25%4%3%134
Missouri59%6%30%2%3%222
New York63%8%25%1%3%182
North Carolina61%4%30%2%3%345
Ohio56%3%34%3%4%321
Oklahoma49%9%39%1%2%188
Oregon58%5%31%4%1%116
Pennsylvania67%5%25%3%1%248
South Carolina68%4%22%2%4%169
Tennessee60%3%33%3%2%348
Texas64%5%26%3%2%821
Virginia64%5%26%3%2%243
Washington60%8%28%2%3%166
West Virginia71%2%24%2%3%117
Wisconsin53%9%32%3%2%135
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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