Sources of guidance on right and wrong among third generation immigrants or higher by state (2014) Switch to: State among third generation immigrants or higher by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama51%4%39%4%3%460
Alaska26%7%50%11%6%251
Arizona35%9%44%10%2%503
Arkansas49%6%39%4%1%282
California28%14%46%9%3%2,235
Colorado31%16%43%7%2%403
Connecticut18%12%59%10%1%252
Delaware30%10%53%4%3%251
District of Columbia25%14%45%11%5%212
Florida32%9%50%6%2%1,363
Georgia46%8%38%5%2%823
Hawaii20%12%56%9%3%226
Idaho33%7%52%7%1%282
Illinois30%10%49%9%2%1,044
Indiana36%7%45%9%3%584
Iowa34%11%48%4%3%304
Kansas38%10%46%4%2%273
Kentucky41%9%43%5%2%414
Louisiana44%9%40%5%2%417
Maine18%14%57%9%2%251
Maryland34%7%48%9%2%490
Massachusetts13%13%59%13%2%474
Michigan32%8%50%7%3%826
Minnesota26%12%50%9%3%504
Mississippi50%8%32%7%2%299
Missouri37%10%42%6%4%571
Montana29%11%49%9%3%284
Nebraska36%9%47%6%2%264
Nevada25%14%54%6%1%226
New Hampshire15%13%58%11%3%249
New Jersey25%11%53%8%3%563
New Mexico41%10%37%7%5%246
New York21%13%55%8%3%1,209
North Carolina43%9%41%5%2%886
North Dakota34%7%49%8%2%301
Ohio34%10%47%7%3%971
Oklahoma35%9%47%7%2%357
Oregon28%13%48%10%1%345
Pennsylvania34%8%47%9%2%1,160
Rhode Island26%13%51%9%1%229
South Carolina46%8%39%4%3%446
South Dakota34%11%49%5%1%274
Tennessee47%7%40%4%3%584
Texas43%9%39%7%2%1,791
Utah43%7%41%7%2%271
Vermont18%15%51%14%2%246
Virginia40%10%41%7%3%709
Washington26%14%48%9%3%547
West Virginia51%5%39%2%2%289
Wisconsin33%11%45%8%3%516
Wyoming36%10%41%8%5%287
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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