Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama66%2%24%6%2%264
Alaska38%12%31%11%9%111
Arizona45%11%34%4%5%302
Arkansas56%10%30%3%1%130
California39%12%36%10%3%1,559
Colorado41%20%28%6%4%199
Connecticut29%17%43%8%2%140
Delaware39%11%45%3%2%111
District of Columbia42%6%37%6%8%129
Florida42%11%39%6%2%897
Georgia56%8%30%5%2%452
Hawaii29%9%52%6%5%140
Idaho46%9%34%7%4%141
Illinois41%10%39%8%3%573
Indiana45%9%40%3%3%266
Iowa47%10%37%3%2%114
Kansas51%6%33%7%2%121
Kentucky53%8%33%4%2%185
Louisiana52%8%35%3%2%221
Maine25%15%47%10%2%105
Maryland48%10%33%6%4%271
Massachusetts23%14%53%8%3%234
Michigan44%7%40%4%4%400
Minnesota35%16%40%7%3%221
Mississippi54%9%31%4%2%158
Missouri44%10%35%7%4%251
Montana47%16%25%9%4%107
Nebraska45%14%30%8%3%128
Nevada40%11%37%10%2%130
New Hampshire24%16%48%11%2%107
New Jersey37%9%40%11%3%333
New Mexico50%9%25%9%7%144
New York35%14%42%6%3%778
North Carolina50%7%36%4%2%497
North Dakota42%4%37%13%3%114
Ohio46%10%37%3%4%487
Oklahoma42%10%39%6%3%204
Oregon42%8%34%12%3%168
Pennsylvania47%9%34%7%2%567
Rhode Island43%15%36%4%2%133
South Carolina56%7%28%4%6%252
South Dakota45%12%38%4%2%118
Tennessee56%8%30%3%4%334
Texas49%9%32%7%3%1,204
Utah55%5%31%7%2%149
Virginia44%10%38%6%2%364
Washington36%17%36%7%4%297
West Virginia63%4%25%5%3%121
Wisconsin47%16%26%8%3%190
Wyoming48%9%31%6%5%140
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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