Sources of guidance on right and wrong among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of who believe in Heaven who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%3%37%2%3%428
Alaska40%6%44%6%4%176
Arizona39%7%42%8%3%448
Arkansas51%7%38%3%1%258
California39%9%41%8%3%2,213
Colorado39%8%44%6%3%291
Connecticut26%14%50%11%< 1%237
Delaware36%6%51%5%2%224
District of Columbia36%11%44%5%4%181
Florida39%8%45%5%2%1,367
Georgia52%6%36%5%2%747
Hawaii28%13%49%8%3%186
Idaho44%6%45%3%2%221
Illinois34%9%46%9%2%929
Indiana41%7%42%7%3%496
Iowa40%8%44%5%3%241
Kansas44%7%45%3%2%231
Kentucky46%7%42%3%3%355
Louisiana47%8%40%3%2%367
Maine27%11%54%7%1%177
Maryland43%5%41%7%3%416
Massachusetts24%8%57%9%1%368
Michigan37%7%47%6%3%707
Minnesota30%10%51%7%2%411
Mississippi53%7%32%6%2%269
Missouri42%8%41%5%4%489
Montana36%8%48%4%3%204
Nebraska41%6%46%5%2%242
Nevada33%7%45%12%3%202
New Hampshire23%12%58%6%2%164
New Jersey35%7%46%8%3%606
New Mexico51%7%32%6%5%199
New York32%11%49%6%2%1,249
North Carolina46%8%39%4%2%774
North Dakota35%5%52%6%2%267
Ohio38%8%46%5%3%862
Oklahoma44%6%45%3%2%310
Oregon43%6%44%4%2%229
Pennsylvania40%7%44%7%3%977
Rhode Island39%6%47%5%3%207
South Carolina52%5%37%3%3%386
South Dakota39%10%44%6%1%233
Tennessee50%5%38%4%3%531
Texas47%7%37%7%2%1,918
Utah53%5%33%6%3%238
Vermont26%11%56%5%2%155
Virginia45%7%41%5%2%622
Washington40%12%40%5%2%419
West Virginia56%2%38%2%2%251
Wisconsin39%9%44%6%2%423
Wyoming42%7%41%5%6%236
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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