Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say…
State | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 32% | 67% | 1% | < 1% | 166 |
Alaska | 14% | 79% | 2% | 5% | 108 |
Arizona | 29% | 67% | 2% | 1% | 209 |
Arkansas | 25% | 71% | 2% | 1% | 124 |
California | 23% | 74% | 1% | 2% | 1,638 |
Colorado | 26% | 72% | < 1% | 2% | 185 |
Connecticut | 21% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 151 |
Delaware | 22% | 78% | < 1% | < 1% | 126 |
District of Columbia | 19% | 79% | 2% | < 1% | 210 |
Florida | 23% | 76% | < 1% | < 1% | 830 |
Georgia | 26% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 370 |
Hawaii | 24% | 74% | < 1% | 1% | 123 |
Illinois | 23% | 75% | 1% | 1% | 514 |
Indiana | 20% | 79% | 1% | 1% | 228 |
Iowa | 25% | 75% | < 1% | < 1% | 110 |
Kentucky | 26% | 71% | 2% | 2% | 157 |
Louisiana | 26% | 72% | < 1% | 2% | 176 |
Maryland | 22% | 77% | < 1% | 1% | 301 |
Massachusetts | 17% | 78% | 3% | 2% | 314 |
Michigan | 25% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 354 |
Minnesota | 22% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 196 |
Mississippi | 26% | 71% | < 1% | 3% | 115 |
Missouri | 26% | 74% | < 1% | < 1% | 201 |
Nevada | 19% | 80% | 1% | < 1% | 104 |
New Hampshire | 23% | 76% | < 1% | < 1% | 103 |
New Jersey | 22% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 382 |
New Mexico | 22% | 75% | 2% | 1% | 134 |
New York | 20% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 946 |
North Carolina | 23% | 76% | 1% | < 1% | 381 |
Ohio | 17% | 82% | < 1% | 1% | 363 |
Oklahoma | 19% | 80% | < 1% | < 1% | 121 |
Oregon | 26% | 72% | 1% | < 1% | 158 |
Pennsylvania | 26% | 73% | 1% | 1% | 472 |
Rhode Island | 32% | 67% | < 1% | < 1% | 124 |
South Carolina | 27% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 184 |
Tennessee | 25% | 72% | 1% | 2% | 206 |
Texas | 26% | 71% | 1% | 2% | 1,016 |
Vermont | 24% | 74% | < 1% | 2% | 134 |
Virginia | 21% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 309 |
Washington | 19% | 79% | < 1% | 1% | 274 |
Wisconsin | 16% | 83% | 1% | < 1% | 201 |
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