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
State | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 50% | 4% | 41% | 4% | 2% | 157 |
Alaska | 24% | 6% | 51% | 14% | 6% | 102 |
Arizona | 35% | 9% | 46% | 5% | 4% | 207 |
California | 29% | 15% | 46% | 9% | 2% | 994 |
Colorado | 27% | 14% | 52% | 6% | 1% | 148 |
Florida | 30% | 10% | 51% | 7% | 2% | 572 |
Georgia | 48% | 8% | 34% | 6% | 4% | 248 |
Hawaii | 25% | 16% | 48% | 9% | 2% | 113 |
Idaho | 39% | 7% | 47% | 4% | 3% | 113 |
Illinois | 28% | 11% | 48% | 11% | 2% | 363 |
Indiana | 34% | 6% | 50% | 7% | 3% | 171 |
Iowa | 27% | 7% | 57% | 6% | 3% | 104 |
Kentucky | 39% | 13% | 40% | 5% | 4% | 110 |
Louisiana | 43% | 12% | 41% | 4% | 1% | 122 |
Maryland | 34% | 8% | 47% | 9% | 1% | 151 |
Massachusetts | 23% | 10% | 51% | 14% | 2% | 147 |
Michigan | 29% | 9% | 50% | 8% | 3% | 313 |
Minnesota | 28% | 13% | 46% | 9% | 5% | 155 |
Mississippi | 56% | 3% | 33% | 5% | 2% | 112 |
Missouri | 36% | 10% | 42% | 6% | 5% | 186 |
Nebraska | 34% | 14% | 51% | 2% | < 1% | 100 |
Nevada | 31% | 12% | 51% | 6% | < 1% | 105 |
New Jersey | 32% | 11% | 48% | 8% | 2% | 206 |
New York | 21% | 15% | 54% | 7% | 4% | 509 |
North Carolina | 42% | 12% | 39% | 5% | 3% | 293 |
North Dakota | 24% | 6% | 58% | 8% | 4% | 111 |
Ohio | 34% | 13% | 44% | 6% | 3% | 301 |
Oklahoma | 39% | 9% | 44% | 4% | 3% | 106 |
Oregon | 30% | 17% | 43% | 8% | 2% | 127 |
Pennsylvania | 33% | 8% | 48% | 10% | 2% | 326 |
South Carolina | 48% | 8% | 39% | 2% | 3% | 134 |
Tennessee | 47% | 6% | 38% | 4% | 4% | 171 |
Texas | 40% | 9% | 40% | 8% | 3% | 707 |
Utah | 46% | 6% | 38% | 7% | 3% | 101 |
Virginia | 39% | 9% | 43% | 5% | 4% | 170 |
Washington | 30% | 11% | 48% | 9% | 2% | 228 |
Wisconsin | 32% | 10% | 47% | 9% | 2% | 183 |
Wyoming | 37% | 10% | 42% | 8% | 3% | 122 |
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