Belief in God among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by belief in God

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama81%13%2%< 1%3%1%268
Alaska44%31%6%1%15%2%193
Arizona52%23%8%< 1%14%2%374
Arkansas70%18%4%< 1%6%2%180
California48%24%9%1%15%2%2,431
Colorado46%23%10%1%16%4%299
Connecticut51%25%6%1%13%4%257
Delaware53%26%7%1%10%3%199
District of Columbia48%22%9%1%16%4%222
Florida59%21%5%1%12%2%1,303
Georgia67%17%6%< 1%8%2%571
Hawaii56%21%8%1%13%2%215
Idaho53%22%7%1%12%6%178
Illinois53%26%6%1%11%4%860
Indiana56%23%5%1%12%3%398
Iowa59%20%7%1%11%3%213
Kansas60%25%2%1%10%3%187
Kentucky66%17%3%< 1%13%1%251
Louisiana73%14%3%1%8%1%268
Maine37%33%8%1%19%2%213
Maryland59%18%5%< 1%14%4%417
Massachusetts35%28%10%2%21%4%506
Michigan54%27%5%< 1%11%2%601
Minnesota47%29%7%< 1%12%4%357
Mississippi78%11%3%< 1%5%2%181
Missouri61%21%8%< 1%8%2%394
Montana51%29%8%< 1%12%1%170
Nebraska58%23%4%< 1%12%3%180
Nevada54%21%6%1%16%2%210
New Hampshire40%24%10%1%19%6%192
New Jersey58%25%6%< 1%10%2%596
New Mexico54%25%4%< 1%15%3%194
New York51%22%9%1%14%3%1,357
North Carolina68%17%3%1%10%2%624
North Dakota52%28%4%< 1%13%3%196
Ohio62%20%5%1%9%3%728
Oklahoma63%23%3%< 1%9%2%244
Oregon44%21%10%< 1%19%6%270
Pennsylvania53%24%7%1%13%3%836
Rhode Island53%23%2%< 1%16%6%195
South Carolina68%18%4%1%7%2%282
South Dakota65%17%4%< 1%12%1%187
Tennessee70%17%7%< 1%5%1%354
Texas63%21%5%1%8%2%1,509
Utah46%25%11%3%12%4%179
Vermont31%31%7%1%25%6%217
Virginia60%21%7%< 1%10%2%529
Washington45%26%10%1%16%3%454
West Virginia72%15%2%< 1%8%2%165
Wisconsin50%25%7%1%14%3%389
Wyoming60%21%5%< 1%9%5%162
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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