Belief in Heaven among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by belief in heaven

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama79%17%4%180
Alaska56%34%10%146
Arizona68%24%7%286
Arkansas83%12%5%114
California62%30%8%1,596
Colorado60%32%8%209
Connecticut65%29%6%197
Delaware75%19%6%141
District of Columbia71%26%4%118
Florida67%26%8%933
Georgia74%21%5%360
Hawaii59%27%13%158
Idaho62%30%8%150
Illinois70%23%7%596
Indiana73%17%10%282
Iowa69%26%5%148
Kansas74%16%10%139
Kentucky79%15%6%175
Louisiana79%12%9%172
Maine56%37%7%167
Maryland63%29%7%282
Massachusetts56%34%11%366
Michigan70%22%8%447
Minnesota73%23%4%261
Missouri76%19%5%267
Montana70%24%6%138
Nebraska77%18%5%134
Nevada59%28%13%162
New Hampshire56%33%11%168
New Jersey68%24%8%421
New Mexico62%32%7%115
New York66%26%8%935
North Carolina75%19%6%391
North Dakota82%14%4%160
Ohio76%19%5%527
Oklahoma77%18%5%163
Oregon59%28%13%185
Pennsylvania70%23%7%590
Rhode Island63%30%8%156
South Carolina79%14%7%177
South Dakota73%19%8%140
Tennessee77%17%7%231
Texas72%20%8%953
Utah62%33%6%119
Vermont59%37%4%162
Virginia75%18%7%350
Washington55%36%9%308
West Virginia78%11%11%125
Wisconsin69%24%7%267
Wyoming70%17%13%125
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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