Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama62%2%30%2%3%240
Arizona52%5%35%6%2%213
Arkansas62%5%30%2%2%143
California51%5%37%6%1%962
Colorado57%7%31%3%2%150
Florida53%6%36%4%1%651
Georgia60%3%31%3%3%376
Idaho59%1%38%2%1%118
Illinois48%6%37%7%1%389
Indiana60%3%32%3%2%242
Iowa55%1%41%4%< 1%101
Kansas66%1%33%< 1%< 1%123
Kentucky58%3%36%2%1%195
Louisiana64%5%29%1%1%173
Maryland62%4%33%2%< 1%163
Massachusetts29%5%61%4%< 1%117
Michigan55%5%34%4%2%335
Minnesota55%5%35%4%2%182
Mississippi64%7%24%2%3%165
Missouri57%6%31%3%2%235
Montana59%3%33%4%2%105
Nebraska52%4%37%5%2%100
New Jersey53%4%34%7%3%242
New York41%10%42%5%2%535
North Carolina63%4%29%2%2%357
North Dakota46%1%43%7%3%125
Ohio51%4%38%5%2%397
Oklahoma55%6%33%5%< 1%165
Oregon57%2%37%4%< 1%111
Pennsylvania56%4%35%5%1%464
South Carolina60%5%30%3%2%214
South Dakota57%3%38%2%< 1%119
Tennessee60%4%31%3%3%317
Texas58%6%28%6%2%959
Utah64%4%27%3%1%117
Virginia61%3%30%5%2%284
Washington61%8%27%1%2%190
West Virginia69%3%27%< 1%1%142
Wisconsin59%5%30%3%3%190
Wyoming61%4%32%< 1%3%106
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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