Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama73%16%6%5%< 1%268
Alaska30%32%16%20%1%193
Arizona38%27%20%14%< 1%374
Arkansas64%17%10%8%1%180
California40%28%15%16%1%2,431
Colorado36%28%17%18%1%299
Connecticut39%25%21%14%< 1%257
Delaware40%33%13%13%1%199
District of Columbia46%19%17%18%< 1%222
Florida46%26%13%14%1%1,303
Georgia58%22%9%10%1%571
Hawaii35%36%16%13%< 1%215
Idaho34%33%17%16%< 1%178
Illinois42%31%15%12%< 1%860
Indiana45%29%14%12%< 1%398
Iowa45%28%15%12%< 1%213
Kansas42%34%16%8%< 1%187
Kentucky53%26%10%11%< 1%251
Louisiana67%20%5%7%< 1%268
Maine22%33%18%25%1%213
Maryland43%25%16%15%1%417
Massachusetts30%29%17%23%1%506
Michigan40%31%15%12%1%601
Minnesota36%31%15%17%1%357
Mississippi71%17%5%6%1%181
Missouri47%32%12%9%< 1%394
Montana33%27%20%19%1%170
Nebraska45%26%17%11%1%180
Nevada40%29%10%20%2%210
New Hampshire28%26%26%20%< 1%192
New Jersey46%32%11%9%1%596
New Mexico51%22%10%16%1%194
New York40%29%13%17%1%1,357
North Carolina53%24%12%10%1%624
North Dakota40%29%16%14%1%196
Ohio50%28%9%13%1%728
Oklahoma56%26%6%10%1%244
Oregon31%29%15%25%1%270
Pennsylvania43%28%14%15%1%836
Rhode Island42%26%13%19%< 1%195
South Carolina61%20%9%8%2%282
South Dakota50%25%11%14%1%187
Tennessee62%21%7%9%1%354
Texas56%25%8%11%< 1%1,509
Utah41%21%20%14%4%179
Vermont21%31%21%26%1%217
Virginia50%28%12%10%< 1%529
Washington34%25%20%20%< 1%454
West Virginia53%31%7%7%2%165
Wisconsin39%34%13%14%1%389
Wyoming38%36%15%11%< 1%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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