State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are in…

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrongAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingSample size
There are clear standards for what is right and wrong3%< 1%2%1%9%2%1%< 1%< 1%6%4%< 1%1%3%3%1%1%2%2%< 1%1%1%3%1%2%2%< 1%1%1%< 1%1%1%4%4%< 1%3%1%1%5%< 1%3%< 1%4%10%1%< 1%4%2%1%1%< 1%4,868
Right or wrong depends on the situation2%< 1%1%1%11%1%1%< 1%< 1%7%4%< 1%< 1%4%2%1%1%2%2%< 1%2%1%3%1%2%2%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%1%6%4%< 1%4%1%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%3%10%1%< 1%3%1%1%2%< 1%4,678
Neither/both equally2%< 1%4%1%12%1%< 1%< 1%1%4%4%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%1%< 1%6%1%1%2%2%3%< 1%< 1%1%1%< 1%< 1%1%1%2%6%3%< 1%2%1%< 1%3%< 1%3%< 1%2%18%1%< 1%1%3%1%4%< 1%128
Don't know1%< 1%6%1%16%3%1%< 1%< 1%4%2%< 1%< 1%2%2%< 1%< 1%3%1%1%2%1%5%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%3%1%9%5%< 1%3%1%< 1%2%< 1%1%< 1%3%10%< 1%< 1%3%1%2%< 1%< 1%137
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