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

% of Evangelical Protestants who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama51%48%1%1%245
Arizona59%39%1%1%171
Arkansas46%54%< 1%< 1%145
California48%49%2%2%718
Colorado53%42%2%3%126
Florida47%51%1%1%461
Georgia51%47%1%1%364
Illinois46%50%2%2%272
Indiana51%48%< 1%< 1%208
Kentucky49%45%4%2%213
Louisiana55%45%< 1%< 1%120
Maryland54%45%1%< 1%108
Michigan50%47%1%2%240
Minnesota49%51%< 1%< 1%110
Mississippi53%45%1%1%134
Missouri48%50%2%< 1%222
New York44%52%1%3%182
North Carolina50%47%2%2%345
Ohio46%52%1%< 1%321
Oklahoma39%58%2%1%188
Oregon54%45%1%1%116
Pennsylvania57%41%1%< 1%248
South Carolina58%41%1%1%169
Tennessee50%47%3%1%348
Texas48%49%2%1%821
Virginia57%41%< 1%1%243
Washington50%46%3%1%166
West Virginia54%43%1%2%117
Wisconsin45%51%3%1%135
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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