Sources of guidance on right and wrong among who do not believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Hell by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of who do not believe in Hell who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama27%6%58%8%1%100
Alaska13%7%51%22%6%139
Arizona18%17%47%16%3%259
California13%21%48%16%2%1,693
Colorado12%25%50%12%1%223
Connecticut8%17%60%12%2%182
Delaware16%16%52%12%4%104
District of Columbia5%24%49%20%2%147
Florida13%15%57%14%1%771
Georgia18%19%49%13%1%255
Hawaii9%19%60%10%2%140
Idaho15%10%61%14%1%125
Illinois12%19%50%16%2%488
Indiana14%11%55%17%3%187
Iowa15%16%61%6%1%110
Louisiana24%12%51%11%2%110
Maine5%15%66%11%2%147
Maryland16%14%51%17%2%280
Massachusetts8%12%56%21%2%400
Michigan18%11%58%11%2%317
Minnesota11%16%59%13%2%207
Missouri14%19%51%14%2%182
Montana14%19%49%14%4%137
Nevada15%15%53%16%2%127
New Hampshire9%14%59%16%1%149
New Jersey12%18%56%13%1%360
New Mexico16%17%41%20%6%126
New York12%19%53%14%3%884
North Carolina12%16%54%15%2%285
Ohio14%17%54%13%2%358
Oklahoma20%14%50%15%< 1%100
Oregon11%20%47%21%1%209
Pennsylvania17%13%51%17%2%496
Rhode Island13%18%53%15%1%132
South Carolina15%19%51%13%2%112
Tennessee24%17%48%8%3%133
Texas19%16%47%16%2%730
Utah29%9%50%10%2%157
Vermont6%17%57%17%2%184
Virginia10%22%51%16%2%300
Washington9%17%52%18%4%348
Wisconsin11%16%53%19%1%211
Wyoming26%14%42%14%3%105
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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