Sources of guidance on right and wrong 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 sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation 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 | 41% | 4% | 47% | 5% | 3% | 268 |
Alaska | 16% | 9% | 56% | 13% | 7% | 193 |
Arizona | 21% | 11% | 53% | 13% | 2% | 374 |
Arkansas | 38% | 7% | 45% | 9% | 1% | 180 |
California | 21% | 15% | 48% | 13% | 3% | 2,431 |
Colorado | 17% | 18% | 50% | 13% | 2% | 299 |
Connecticut | 15% | 16% | 55% | 12% | 1% | 257 |
Delaware | 23% | 10% | 57% | 8% | 2% | 199 |
District of Columbia | 22% | 14% | 45% | 14% | 4% | 222 |
Florida | 23% | 12% | 53% | 10% | 2% | 1,303 |
Georgia | 35% | 11% | 44% | 8% | 2% | 571 |
Hawaii | 16% | 13% | 62% | 8% | 1% | 215 |
Idaho | 18% | 11% | 59% | 10% | 2% | 178 |
Illinois | 20% | 12% | 53% | 13% | 2% | 860 |
Indiana | 26% | 9% | 51% | 12% | 2% | 398 |
Iowa | 25% | 15% | 52% | 5% | 3% | 213 |
Kansas | 27% | 12% | 52% | 8% | 2% | 187 |
Kentucky | 28% | 13% | 50% | 6% | 3% | 251 |
Louisiana | 37% | 10% | 46% | 7% | 1% | 268 |
Maine | 13% | 15% | 60% | 10% | 2% | 213 |
Maryland | 27% | 9% | 49% | 13% | 3% | 417 |
Massachusetts | 13% | 11% | 58% | 16% | 3% | 506 |
Michigan | 22% | 9% | 56% | 10% | 3% | 601 |
Minnesota | 17% | 14% | 56% | 10% | 2% | 357 |
Mississippi | 41% | 12% | 35% | 9% | 2% | 181 |
Missouri | 28% | 12% | 49% | 8% | 3% | 394 |
Montana | 17% | 16% | 54% | 12% | 1% | 170 |
Nebraska | 21% | 12% | 54% | 10% | 2% | 180 |
Nevada | 20% | 13% | 53% | 12% | 3% | 210 |
New Hampshire | 10% | 13% | 65% | 11% | 2% | 192 |
New Jersey | 22% | 12% | 54% | 11% | 2% | 596 |
New Mexico | 30% | 9% | 43% | 13% | 4% | 194 |
New York | 18% | 15% | 54% | 10% | 3% | 1,357 |
North Carolina | 33% | 11% | 45% | 9% | 1% | 624 |
North Dakota | 22% | 7% | 55% | 13% | 4% | 196 |
Ohio | 25% | 12% | 53% | 8% | 2% | 728 |
Oklahoma | 24% | 11% | 56% | 8% | 1% | 244 |
Oregon | 16% | 15% | 52% | 15% | 2% | 270 |
Pennsylvania | 25% | 10% | 51% | 12% | 2% | 836 |
Rhode Island | 23% | 9% | 55% | 12% | < 1% | 195 |
South Carolina | 33% | 10% | 46% | 7% | 4% | 282 |
South Dakota | 25% | 11% | 52% | 10% | 2% | 187 |
Tennessee | 32% | 9% | 50% | 6% | 2% | 354 |
Texas | 33% | 11% | 44% | 11% | 2% | 1,509 |
Utah | 27% | 10% | 52% | 10% | 1% | 179 |
Vermont | 7% | 16% | 59% | 17% | 2% | 217 |
Virginia | 25% | 13% | 50% | 9% | 3% | 529 |
Washington | 19% | 17% | 50% | 12% | 2% | 454 |
West Virginia | 42% | 7% | 45% | 4% | 2% | 165 |
Wisconsin | 23% | 15% | 48% | 11% | 3% | 389 |
Wyoming | 23% | 13% | 50% | 10% | 5% | 162 |
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