Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty 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 | 56% | 2% | 36% | 2% | 3% | 419 |
Alaska | 48% | 4% | 37% | 5% | 6% | 167 |
Arizona | 48% | 6% | 37% | 6% | 3% | 412 |
Arkansas | 58% | 5% | 33% | 2% | 2% | 234 |
California | 43% | 8% | 40% | 6% | 3% | 1,965 |
Colorado | 46% | 9% | 38% | 4% | 3% | 270 |
Connecticut | 31% | 13% | 48% | 8% | < 1% | 192 |
Delaware | 43% | 6% | 43% | 5% | 3% | 183 |
District of Columbia | 40% | 9% | 43% | 5% | 3% | 155 |
Florida | 43% | 8% | 43% | 5% | 2% | 1,285 |
Georgia | 57% | 6% | 31% | 3% | 2% | 713 |
Hawaii | 31% | 11% | 48% | 6% | 3% | 181 |
Idaho | 49% | 5% | 40% | 3% | 3% | 208 |
Illinois | 41% | 8% | 42% | 7% | 2% | 818 |
Indiana | 52% | 5% | 38% | 2% | 3% | 425 |
Iowa | 47% | 6% | 41% | 4% | 2% | 219 |
Kansas | 51% | 5% | 41% | 3% | 1% | 206 |
Kentucky | 52% | 6% | 36% | 3% | 3% | 329 |
Louisiana | 51% | 7% | 38% | 2% | 2% | 342 |
Maine | 33% | 11% | 49% | 6% | 2% | 154 |
Maryland | 48% | 5% | 39% | 5% | 3% | 388 |
Massachusetts | 32% | 8% | 48% | 9% | 2% | 282 |
Michigan | 46% | 5% | 42% | 5% | 3% | 624 |
Minnesota | 44% | 5% | 42% | 5% | 4% | 340 |
Mississippi | 57% | 6% | 30% | 5% | 3% | 254 |
Missouri | 50% | 7% | 35% | 3% | 4% | 444 |
Montana | 43% | 3% | 46% | 4% | 4% | 192 |
Nebraska | 46% | 5% | 44% | 3% | 2% | 213 |
Nevada | 40% | 8% | 40% | 9% | 3% | 177 |
New Hampshire | 31% | 10% | 50% | 7% | 2% | 132 |
New Jersey | 39% | 10% | 41% | 8% | 3% | 500 |
New Mexico | 59% | 6% | 26% | 3% | 6% | 188 |
New York | 36% | 10% | 46% | 4% | 3% | 1,060 |
North Carolina | 52% | 6% | 35% | 4% | 2% | 732 |
North Dakota | 45% | 5% | 41% | 7% | 2% | 229 |
Ohio | 44% | 9% | 41% | 4% | 3% | 771 |
Oklahoma | 47% | 6% | 41% | 4% | 3% | 289 |
Oregon | 49% | 5% | 37% | 6% | 2% | 218 |
Pennsylvania | 51% | 6% | 36% | 5% | 2% | 865 |
Rhode Island | 43% | 8% | 42% | 3% | 3% | 180 |
South Carolina | 58% | 5% | 32% | 1% | 4% | 376 |
South Dakota | 45% | 9% | 43% | 2% | 1% | 213 |
Tennessee | 54% | 5% | 35% | 3% | 3% | 524 |
Texas | 51% | 6% | 35% | 5% | 3% | 1,774 |
Utah | 63% | 3% | 27% | 5% | 3% | 202 |
Vermont | 36% | 13% | 44% | 4% | 3% | 121 |
Virginia | 51% | 7% | 36% | 3% | 2% | 555 |
Washington | 46% | 11% | 35% | 5% | 4% | 382 |
West Virginia | 62% | 2% | 32% | 2% | 2% | 234 |
Wisconsin | 49% | 8% | 36% | 4% | 3% | 349 |
Wyoming | 47% | 7% | 38% | 3% | 5% | 219 |
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