Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults with some college education who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%4%41%4%2%157
Alaska24%6%51%14%6%102
Arizona35%9%46%5%4%207
California29%15%46%9%2%994
Colorado27%14%52%6%1%148
Florida30%10%51%7%2%572
Georgia48%8%34%6%4%248
Hawaii25%16%48%9%2%113
Idaho39%7%47%4%3%113
Illinois28%11%48%11%2%363
Indiana34%6%50%7%3%171
Iowa27%7%57%6%3%104
Kentucky39%13%40%5%4%110
Louisiana43%12%41%4%1%122
Maryland34%8%47%9%1%151
Massachusetts23%10%51%14%2%147
Michigan29%9%50%8%3%313
Minnesota28%13%46%9%5%155
Mississippi56%3%33%5%2%112
Missouri36%10%42%6%5%186
Nebraska34%14%51%2%< 1%100
Nevada31%12%51%6%< 1%105
New Jersey32%11%48%8%2%206
New York21%15%54%7%4%509
North Carolina42%12%39%5%3%293
North Dakota24%6%58%8%4%111
Ohio34%13%44%6%3%301
Oklahoma39%9%44%4%3%106
Oregon30%17%43%8%2%127
Pennsylvania33%8%48%10%2%326
South Carolina48%8%39%2%3%134
Tennessee47%6%38%4%4%171
Texas40%9%40%8%3%707
Utah46%6%38%7%3%101
Virginia39%9%43%5%4%170
Washington30%11%48%9%2%228
Wisconsin32%10%47%9%2%183
Wyoming37%10%42%8%3%122
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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