Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults ages 65 and older by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults ages 65 and older by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults ages 65 and older who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
State | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 65% | 3% | 25% | 5% | 2% | 125 |
Arizona | 38% | 7% | 43% | 9% | 4% | 184 |
California | 32% | 11% | 44% | 8% | 6% | 964 |
Colorado | 43% | 13% | 33% | 9% | 2% | 104 |
Connecticut | 27% | 7% | 50% | 11% | 5% | 100 |
Florida | 35% | 8% | 45% | 9% | 3% | 632 |
Georgia | 53% | 4% | 36% | 5% | 1% | 225 |
Illinois | 37% | 7% | 48% | 4% | 4% | 365 |
Indiana | 41% | 8% | 45% | 5% | 2% | 178 |
Kentucky | 44% | < 1% | 49% | 3% | 3% | 122 |
Louisiana | 43% | 4% | 47% | 4% | 3% | 121 |
Maryland | 51% | 2% | 38% | 6% | 4% | 161 |
Massachusetts | 22% | 11% | 55% | 9% | 3% | 186 |
Michigan | 44% | 4% | 42% | 5% | 4% | 258 |
Minnesota | 36% | 7% | 49% | 5% | 3% | 127 |
Missouri | 47% | 8% | 34% | 5% | 6% | 157 |
New Hampshire | 19% | 12% | 60% | 6% | 3% | 105 |
New Jersey | 36% | 9% | 44% | 6% | 4% | 258 |
New York | 28% | 12% | 50% | 6% | 5% | 590 |
North Carolina | 48% | 6% | 35% | 7% | 4% | 288 |
Ohio | 38% | 4% | 47% | 8% | 3% | 326 |
Oklahoma | 53% | 4% | 37% | 6% | 1% | 114 |
Oregon | 35% | 6% | 46% | 11% | 3% | 124 |
Pennsylvania | 40% | 6% | 45% | 7% | 2% | 438 |
Rhode Island | 27% | 9% | 58% | 4% | 2% | 111 |
South Carolina | 51% | 9% | 35% | 4% | 1% | 142 |
Tennessee | 57% | 5% | 32% | 1% | 4% | 195 |
Texas | 49% | 5% | 37% | 7% | 2% | 528 |
Virginia | 47% | 6% | 39% | 6% | 2% | 217 |
Washington | 29% | 9% | 49% | 8% | 5% | 183 |
Wisconsin | 40% | 5% | 44% | 8% | 3% | 161 |
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