Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among baby Boomers by state (2014) Switch to: State among baby Boomers by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of baby Boomers who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama45%53%2%1%206
Alaska41%52%1%7%115
Arizona44%49%4%4%240
Arkansas41%59%< 1%< 1%120
California33%64%2%1%1,305
Colorado36%56%< 1%8%171
Connecticut40%59%1%< 1%133
Delaware37%60%< 1%3%116
Florida37%60%2%1%757
Georgia45%53%1%1%342
Hawaii30%68%1%1%141
Idaho42%56%1%< 1%126
Illinois34%64%2%< 1%470
Indiana43%54%2%< 1%250
Iowa38%60%2%< 1%138
Kansas34%66%< 1%< 1%120
Kentucky45%50%4%2%167
Louisiana38%60%< 1%2%165
Maine26%71%1%2%131
Maryland37%61%1%1%242
Massachusetts33%63%3%1%241
Michigan42%56%2%< 1%392
Minnesota39%60%< 1%< 1%213
Mississippi49%50%< 1%1%106
Missouri38%62%1%< 1%244
Montana45%51%3%1%109
Nebraska52%48%< 1%< 1%105
Nevada33%65%1%1%119
New Hampshire36%60%1%2%113
New Jersey30%69%1%< 1%327
New Mexico39%58%< 1%3%141
New York30%68%2%< 1%722
North Carolina41%57%2%< 1%409
North Dakota44%56%< 1%< 1%126
Ohio37%61%< 1%2%457
Oklahoma35%60%2%2%152
Oregon44%55%1%< 1%159
Pennsylvania39%59%1%1%526
Rhode Island47%53%< 1%< 1%131
South Carolina48%49%2%2%186
South Dakota43%54%3%< 1%109
Tennessee42%54%4%< 1%278
Texas41%56%2%1%843
Utah41%53%6%< 1%110
Vermont25%71%1%3%114
Virginia46%51%1%1%319
Washington35%62%2%1%265
West Virginia49%48%3%< 1%127
Wisconsin37%60%3%< 1%230
Wyoming53%47%1%< 1%129
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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