Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

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

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama67%28%< 1%3%1%177
Alaska69%5%2%4%21%143
Arizona64%3%4%25%4%276
Arkansas79%14%1%2%3%113
California46%6%14%31%3%1,568
Colorado73%4%1%16%6%207
Connecticut85%5%2%8%< 1%192
Delaware76%17%1%2%4%137
District of Columbia39%52%1%6%2%117
Florida65%13%1%17%3%921
Georgia61%27%< 1%8%4%356
Hawaii28%2%43%5%22%157
Idaho88%< 1%< 1%11%1%149
Illinois68%16%3%10%3%588
Indiana86%6%< 1%4%4%279
Iowa91%1%3%4%2%148
Kansas83%7%1%8%1%138
Kentucky89%5%< 1%4%2%172
Louisiana62%33%< 1%3%1%171
Maine98%< 1%< 1%1%2%167
Maryland62%27%2%4%5%279
Massachusetts79%6%2%9%5%357
Michigan81%11%1%3%4%444
Minnesota88%3%1%4%3%256
Missouri77%14%2%4%3%266
Montana89%< 1%< 1%3%8%136
Nebraska88%4%2%4%1%134
Nevada64%8%4%18%6%157
New Hampshire95%1%1%1%3%165
New Jersey66%9%8%12%5%414
New Mexico45%2%< 1%43%11%115
New York64%14%5%14%4%921
North Carolina68%22%2%4%4%390
North Dakota93%1%1%3%3%159
Ohio84%10%2%2%2%518
Oklahoma72%7%< 1%8%13%162
Oregon85%< 1%1%11%3%180
Pennsylvania84%8%1%4%2%583
Rhode Island89%2%< 1%8%1%154
South Carolina67%28%< 1%2%2%175
South Dakota84%< 1%1%3%12%139
Tennessee76%16%1%5%2%227
Texas48%10%3%34%5%941
Utah84%1%2%11%2%117
Vermont94%< 1%1%3%3%160
Virginia65%22%5%5%3%344
Washington76%4%5%6%9%304
West Virginia97%1%< 1%< 1%2%123
Wisconsin88%4%1%4%3%264
Wyoming88%1%< 1%6%5%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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