Sources of guidance on right and wrong among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of women 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 | 59% | 2% | 33% | 3% | 3% | 255 |
Alaska | 30% | 8% | 44% | 11% | 7% | 158 |
Arizona | 36% | 7% | 46% | 8% | 3% | 301 |
Arkansas | 56% | 4% | 36% | 4% | < 1% | 148 |
California | 33% | 12% | 43% | 10% | 3% | 1,829 |
Colorado | 30% | 13% | 46% | 7% | 3% | 221 |
Connecticut | 23% | 14% | 54% | 7% | 1% | 187 |
Delaware | 31% | 12% | 51% | 5% | 1% | 174 |
District of Columbia | 33% | 16% | 39% | 9% | 4% | 157 |
Florida | 36% | 9% | 46% | 7% | 2% | 969 |
Georgia | 53% | 7% | 31% | 7% | 1% | 499 |
Hawaii | 27% | 12% | 54% | 4% | 4% | 151 |
Idaho | 41% | 5% | 46% | 7% | 2% | 165 |
Illinois | 33% | 11% | 44% | 10% | 1% | 670 |
Indiana | 41% | 8% | 41% | 7% | 2% | 324 |
Iowa | 38% | 9% | 46% | 4% | 3% | 155 |
Kansas | 39% | 8% | 45% | 7% | 1% | 136 |
Kentucky | 47% | 8% | 37% | 6% | 2% | 229 |
Louisiana | 51% | 7% | 38% | 4% | < 1% | 234 |
Maine | 25% | 14% | 52% | 7% | 2% | 167 |
Maryland | 36% | 9% | 42% | 11% | 2% | 319 |
Massachusetts | 16% | 12% | 55% | 15% | 2% | 356 |
Michigan | 36% | 7% | 48% | 6% | 2% | 505 |
Minnesota | 30% | 11% | 50% | 6% | 4% | 290 |
Mississippi | 47% | 10% | 34% | 8% | 1% | 156 |
Missouri | 41% | 9% | 41% | 6% | 3% | 318 |
Montana | 34% | 8% | 50% | 8% | 1% | 138 |
Nebraska | 37% | 9% | 46% | 8% | 1% | 158 |
Nevada | 38% | 5% | 44% | 10% | 3% | 131 |
New Hampshire | 16% | 14% | 58% | 11% | 1% | 161 |
New Jersey | 30% | 9% | 52% | 7% | 3% | 460 |
New Mexico | 45% | 10% | 31% | 10% | 5% | 159 |
New York | 30% | 12% | 48% | 7% | 3% | 1,088 |
North Carolina | 44% | 9% | 37% | 8% | 2% | 513 |
North Dakota | 39% | 3% | 46% | 11% | 1% | 147 |
Ohio | 36% | 10% | 47% | 6% | 1% | 599 |
Oklahoma | 39% | 9% | 40% | 9% | 2% | 197 |
Oregon | 36% | 11% | 43% | 10% | 1% | 212 |
Pennsylvania | 39% | 8% | 44% | 7% | 2% | 733 |
Rhode Island | 31% | 8% | 49% | 8% | 4% | 162 |
South Carolina | 52% | 6% | 35% | 3% | 4% | 269 |
South Dakota | 36% | 8% | 47% | 8% | 2% | 150 |
Tennessee | 45% | 7% | 41% | 5% | 2% | 324 |
Texas | 45% | 8% | 37% | 7% | 2% | 1,210 |
Utah | 48% | 6% | 37% | 7% | 2% | 143 |
Vermont | 19% | 13% | 58% | 8% | 1% | 144 |
Virginia | 43% | 10% | 39% | 7% | 2% | 417 |
Washington | 32% | 13% | 45% | 8% | 2% | 370 |
West Virginia | 56% | 6% | 35% | 1% | 2% | 159 |
Wisconsin | 36% | 12% | 39% | 9% | 3% | 289 |
Wyoming | 39% | 6% | 43% | 6% | 6% | 151 |
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