Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who pray daily 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 | 64% | 2% | 29% | 3% | 3% | 379 |
Alaska | 47% | 6% | 35% | 6% | 6% | 149 |
Arizona | 48% | 6% | 40% | 3% | 3% | 362 |
Arkansas | 61% | 5% | 29% | 3% | 2% | 199 |
California | 46% | 9% | 35% | 7% | 3% | 1,834 |
Colorado | 50% | 8% | 36% | 3% | 4% | 247 |
Connecticut | 35% | 13% | 44% | 7% | < 1% | 168 |
Delaware | 46% | 10% | 39% | 4% | 1% | 153 |
District of Columbia | 41% | 9% | 37% | 7% | 6% | 148 |
Florida | 46% | 8% | 39% | 4% | 2% | 1,131 |
Georgia | 60% | 6% | 29% | 4% | 2% | 626 |
Hawaii | 37% | 12% | 44% | 4% | 3% | 159 |
Idaho | 57% | 7% | 32% | 1% | 4% | 172 |
Illinois | 46% | 7% | 38% | 7% | 2% | 695 |
Indiana | 57% | 6% | 30% | 3% | 3% | 359 |
Iowa | 50% | 7% | 38% | 2% | 2% | 172 |
Kansas | 59% | 4% | 34% | 3% | 1% | 173 |
Kentucky | 54% | 6% | 36% | 1% | 3% | 281 |
Louisiana | 52% | 5% | 38% | 3% | 2% | 317 |
Maine | 44% | 6% | 43% | 4% | 3% | 109 |
Maryland | 50% | 6% | 37% | 4% | 4% | 331 |
Massachusetts | 28% | 10% | 52% | 7% | 3% | 266 |
Michigan | 48% | 6% | 38% | 5% | 3% | 550 |
Minnesota | 47% | 7% | 38% | 4% | 3% | 284 |
Mississippi | 58% | 7% | 27% | 5% | 3% | 234 |
Missouri | 53% | 6% | 33% | 4% | 5% | 373 |
Montana | 50% | 12% | 32% | 5% | 2% | 159 |
Nebraska | 52% | 9% | 32% | 6% | 2% | 177 |
Nevada | 39% | 9% | 38% | 11% | 2% | 153 |
New Hampshire | 33% | 8% | 51% | 5% | 2% | 119 |
New Jersey | 41% | 6% | 42% | 8% | 3% | 458 |
New Mexico | 62% | 5% | 26% | 2% | 4% | 162 |
New York | 42% | 9% | 42% | 4% | 3% | 949 |
North Carolina | 54% | 6% | 33% | 4% | 3% | 658 |
North Dakota | 50% | 3% | 39% | 7% | 2% | 184 |
Ohio | 47% | 8% | 39% | 4% | 3% | 680 |
Oklahoma | 47% | 5% | 40% | 5% | 3% | 267 |
Oregon | 58% | 9% | 27% | 4% | 2% | 180 |
Pennsylvania | 53% | 6% | 33% | 6% | 2% | 777 |
Rhode Island | 47% | 8% | 39% | 2% | 4% | 148 |
South Carolina | 60% | 5% | 28% | 3% | 4% | 340 |
South Dakota | 48% | 8% | 40% | 3% | 1% | 174 |
Tennessee | 57% | 5% | 32% | 2% | 3% | 471 |
Texas | 54% | 7% | 32% | 5% | 2% | 1,619 |
Utah | 64% | 4% | 26% | 3% | 2% | 197 |
Virginia | 55% | 6% | 33% | 3% | 2% | 504 |
Washington | 52% | 10% | 30% | 5% | 3% | 325 |
West Virginia | 64% | 2% | 29% | 2% | 2% | 200 |
Wisconsin | 51% | 8% | 34% | 3% | 5% | 293 |
Wyoming | 52% | 7% | 36% | 1% | 4% | 173 |
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