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
State | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 40% | 6% | 46% | 5% | 3% | 256 |
Alaska | 26% | 7% | 50% | 14% | 4% | 152 |
Arizona | 29% | 12% | 43% | 13% | 4% | 352 |
Arkansas | 39% | 11% | 42% | 6% | 2% | 163 |
California | 25% | 15% | 44% | 13% | 3% | 1,868 |
Colorado | 28% | 18% | 41% | 10% | 4% | 283 |
Connecticut | 15% | 15% | 52% | 17% | 1% | 190 |
Delaware | 29% | 7% | 51% | 10% | 4% | 127 |
District of Columbia | 19% | 15% | 46% | 15% | 5% | 146 |
Florida | 27% | 12% | 50% | 9% | 2% | 1,051 |
Georgia | 35% | 10% | 44% | 7% | 3% | 469 |
Hawaii | 16% | 14% | 56% | 13% | 2% | 161 |
Idaho | 25% | 10% | 56% | 7% | 2% | 155 |
Illinois | 24% | 12% | 49% | 12% | 3% | 656 |
Indiana | 30% | 8% | 48% | 10% | 4% | 330 |
Iowa | 30% | 13% | 50% | 4% | 2% | 175 |
Kansas | 35% | 10% | 47% | 6% | 2% | 171 |
Kentucky | 33% | 11% | 49% | 4% | 3% | 210 |
Louisiana | 34% | 12% | 44% | 7% | 4% | 231 |
Maine | 12% | 11% | 62% | 13% | 2% | 136 |
Maryland | 30% | 8% | 49% | 10% | 3% | 325 |
Massachusetts | 13% | 11% | 57% | 17% | 2% | 348 |
Michigan | 27% | 9% | 49% | 10% | 4% | 477 |
Minnesota | 22% | 13% | 50% | 12% | 2% | 273 |
Mississippi | 53% | 7% | 31% | 6% | 3% | 153 |
Missouri | 33% | 12% | 44% | 7% | 5% | 324 |
Montana | 24% | 16% | 47% | 9% | 4% | 174 |
Nebraska | 32% | 12% | 46% | 8% | 3% | 154 |
Nevada | 14% | 16% | 56% | 12% | 2% | 183 |
New Hampshire | 15% | 12% | 57% | 12% | 5% | 142 |
New Jersey | 24% | 13% | 46% | 14% | 3% | 426 |
New Mexico | 34% | 8% | 39% | 13% | 6% | 153 |
New York | 19% | 16% | 51% | 12% | 3% | 878 |
North Carolina | 37% | 9% | 45% | 7% | 2% | 509 |
North Dakota | 24% | 10% | 53% | 10% | 4% | 191 |
Ohio | 29% | 11% | 48% | 8% | 4% | 533 |
Oklahoma | 33% | 8% | 52% | 5% | 2% | 194 |
Oregon | 23% | 14% | 48% | 13% | 2% | 207 |
Pennsylvania | 28% | 9% | 47% | 14% | 2% | 633 |
Rhode Island | 22% | 14% | 48% | 13% | 4% | 143 |
South Carolina | 39% | 11% | 39% | 8% | 3% | 226 |
South Dakota | 32% | 14% | 47% | 6% | 1% | 155 |
Tennessee | 45% | 8% | 40% | 4% | 4% | 337 |
Texas | 36% | 11% | 41% | 11% | 2% | 1,325 |
Utah | 36% | 9% | 45% | 7% | 2% | 172 |
Vermont | 14% | 16% | 49% | 18% | 3% | 162 |
Virginia | 32% | 12% | 45% | 8% | 3% | 465 |
Washington | 24% | 14% | 44% | 14% | 3% | 344 |
West Virginia | 44% | 5% | 45% | 4% | 2% | 150 |
Wisconsin | 27% | 10% | 52% | 9% | 3% | 311 |
Wyoming | 33% | 14% | 42% | 8% | 3% | 165 |
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