Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama47%51%2%1%380
Alaska43%51%2%4%178
Arizona47%47%3%3%404
Arkansas44%54%1%1%202
California34%62%1%2%2,151
Colorado48%49%1%2%288
Connecticut34%66%< 1%< 1%188
Delaware34%65%< 1%< 1%167
District of Columbia27%70%3%< 1%153
Florida36%62%2%1%1,255
Georgia43%54%2%< 1%648
Hawaii33%64%2%< 1%195
Idaho49%50%1%< 1%207
Illinois35%62%2%1%749
Indiana41%56%2%1%388
Iowa43%56%1%< 1%185
Kansas41%59%< 1%< 1%195
Kentucky45%52%2%1%278
Louisiana42%56%1%1%307
Maine35%61%2%1%148
Maryland33%64%1%2%368
Massachusetts27%69%2%2%324
Michigan41%56%2%1%575
Minnesota37%61%1%1%328
Mississippi39%61%< 1%< 1%219
Missouri44%55%1%< 1%386
Montana54%44%1%1%171
Nebraska47%52%< 1%1%188
Nevada36%62%2%1%195
New Hampshire35%63%2%1%147
New Jersey29%68%1%1%507
New Mexico39%54%3%3%192
New York29%67%2%2%1,019
North Carolina41%56%1%1%684
North Dakota49%51%< 1%< 1%189
Ohio34%64%1%< 1%683
Oklahoma39%59%1%1%259
Oregon43%55%1%1%238
Pennsylvania42%56%1%1%781
Rhode Island38%55%4%2%168
South Carolina44%52%2%2%352
South Dakota39%59%2%1%195
Tennessee46%51%3%< 1%476
Texas39%58%2%1%1,633
Utah48%49%3%< 1%221
Vermont30%65%3%2%153
Virginia43%55%1%1%512
Washington43%55%2%1%406
West Virginia45%53%1%1%204
Wisconsin34%64%1%1%323
Wyoming45%54%< 1%1%193
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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