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

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama56%2%36%2%3%419
Alaska48%4%37%5%6%167
Arizona48%6%37%6%3%412
Arkansas58%5%33%2%2%234
California43%8%40%6%3%1,965
Colorado46%9%38%4%3%270
Connecticut31%13%48%8%< 1%192
Delaware43%6%43%5%3%183
District of Columbia40%9%43%5%3%155
Florida43%8%43%5%2%1,285
Georgia57%6%31%3%2%713
Hawaii31%11%48%6%3%181
Idaho49%5%40%3%3%208
Illinois41%8%42%7%2%818
Indiana52%5%38%2%3%425
Iowa47%6%41%4%2%219
Kansas51%5%41%3%1%206
Kentucky52%6%36%3%3%329
Louisiana51%7%38%2%2%342
Maine33%11%49%6%2%154
Maryland48%5%39%5%3%388
Massachusetts32%8%48%9%2%282
Michigan46%5%42%5%3%624
Minnesota44%5%42%5%4%340
Mississippi57%6%30%5%3%254
Missouri50%7%35%3%4%444
Montana43%3%46%4%4%192
Nebraska46%5%44%3%2%213
Nevada40%8%40%9%3%177
New Hampshire31%10%50%7%2%132
New Jersey39%10%41%8%3%500
New Mexico59%6%26%3%6%188
New York36%10%46%4%3%1,060
North Carolina52%6%35%4%2%732
North Dakota45%5%41%7%2%229
Ohio44%9%41%4%3%771
Oklahoma47%6%41%4%3%289
Oregon49%5%37%6%2%218
Pennsylvania51%6%36%5%2%865
Rhode Island43%8%42%3%3%180
South Carolina58%5%32%1%4%376
South Dakota45%9%43%2%1%213
Tennessee54%5%35%3%3%524
Texas51%6%35%5%3%1,774
Utah63%3%27%5%3%202
Vermont36%13%44%4%3%121
Virginia51%7%36%3%2%555
Washington46%11%35%5%4%382
West Virginia62%2%32%2%2%234
Wisconsin49%8%36%4%3%349
Wyoming47%7%38%3%5%219
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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