Sources of guidance on right and wrong among men by state (2014) Switch to: State among men by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of men who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama40%6%46%5%3%256
Alaska26%7%50%14%4%152
Arizona29%12%43%13%4%352
Arkansas39%11%42%6%2%163
California25%15%44%13%3%1,868
Colorado28%18%41%10%4%283
Connecticut15%15%52%17%1%190
Delaware29%7%51%10%4%127
District of Columbia19%15%46%15%5%146
Florida27%12%50%9%2%1,051
Georgia35%10%44%7%3%469
Hawaii16%14%56%13%2%161
Idaho25%10%56%7%2%155
Illinois24%12%49%12%3%656
Indiana30%8%48%10%4%330
Iowa30%13%50%4%2%175
Kansas35%10%47%6%2%171
Kentucky33%11%49%4%3%210
Louisiana34%12%44%7%4%231
Maine12%11%62%13%2%136
Maryland30%8%49%10%3%325
Massachusetts13%11%57%17%2%348
Michigan27%9%49%10%4%477
Minnesota22%13%50%12%2%273
Mississippi53%7%31%6%3%153
Missouri33%12%44%7%5%324
Montana24%16%47%9%4%174
Nebraska32%12%46%8%3%154
Nevada14%16%56%12%2%183
New Hampshire15%12%57%12%5%142
New Jersey24%13%46%14%3%426
New Mexico34%8%39%13%6%153
New York19%16%51%12%3%878
North Carolina37%9%45%7%2%509
North Dakota24%10%53%10%4%191
Ohio29%11%48%8%4%533
Oklahoma33%8%52%5%2%194
Oregon23%14%48%13%2%207
Pennsylvania28%9%47%14%2%633
Rhode Island22%14%48%13%4%143
South Carolina39%11%39%8%3%226
South Dakota32%14%47%6%1%155
Tennessee45%8%40%4%4%337
Texas36%11%41%11%2%1,325
Utah36%9%45%7%2%172
Vermont14%16%49%18%3%162
Virginia32%12%45%8%3%465
Washington24%14%44%14%3%344
West Virginia44%5%45%4%2%150
Wisconsin27%10%52%9%3%311
Wyoming33%14%42%8%3%165
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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