Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults with an education level of high school or less by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with an education level of high school or less by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama42%57%1%1%169
Arizona29%63%2%7%179
Arkansas40%58%1%1%136
California26%69%1%3%1,015
Colorado35%52%6%7%115
Florida33%65%1%1%619
Georgia36%62%1%1%321
Illinois29%69%< 1%2%381
Indiana30%67%2%1%262
Iowa28%72%< 1%< 1%107
Kentucky31%66%1%2%195
Louisiana34%64%1%1%179
Maine25%73%< 1%2%101
Maryland27%71%1%2%149
Massachusetts21%74%4%1%175
Michigan33%63%2%2%291
Minnesota30%69%< 1%1%135
Mississippi38%58%1%3%109
Missouri37%63%< 1%< 1%211
New Jersey23%74%1%2%244
New Mexico33%63%3%2%104
New York26%72%1%2%553
North Carolina38%60%1%1%294
Ohio29%69%< 1%1%388
Oklahoma26%72%1%1%156
Oregon28%71%< 1%1%101
Pennsylvania35%62%1%1%479
South Carolina39%59%1%2%180
Tennessee34%62%2%1%221
Texas31%65%2%2%849
Virginia39%58%1%2%201
Washington30%68%1%1%174
West Virginia47%49%2%2%135
Wisconsin29%67%3%1%196
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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