Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say religion is very important who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama62%3%30%2%3%397
Alaska57%3%27%6%7%124
Arizona55%6%32%5%3%335
Arkansas64%4%27%3%1%217
California52%7%31%7%3%1,666
Colorado53%9%31%2%5%230
Connecticut40%12%40%8%1%156
Delaware59%6%26%5%3%147
District of Columbia50%5%34%5%6%140
Florida52%7%35%4%2%1,058
Georgia62%5%27%3%2%626
Hawaii40%10%45%4%1%134
Idaho59%5%31%1%4%168
Illinois50%8%35%6%2%696
Indiana59%5%29%3%3%381
Iowa58%7%31%2%2%184
Kansas68%3%28%1%< 1%165
Kentucky59%4%31%2%3%289
Louisiana55%6%35%2%2%328
Maine44%8%42%4%2%108
Maryland54%5%32%5%4%327
Massachusetts37%6%49%6%2%251
Michigan55%5%32%5%3%513
Minnesota51%8%33%5%4%281
Mississippi64%6%25%4%1%233
Missouri56%3%30%4%6%356
Montana57%8%30%4%1%139
Nebraska53%6%34%5%3%179
Nevada47%5%36%8%3%133
New Hampshire38%11%44%5%2%107
New Jersey48%6%35%8%3%434
New Mexico58%4%26%7%5%169
New York47%10%36%4%3%882
North Carolina59%5%31%3%3%639
North Dakota52%3%35%7%3%197
Ohio51%6%35%4%3%673
Oklahoma52%7%35%3%2%251
Oregon57%8%26%5%3%174
Pennsylvania59%5%29%4%2%739
Rhode Island45%8%41%2%4%149
South Carolina61%4%29%2%3%346
South Dakota54%6%36%3%1%175
Tennessee59%4%30%4%3%475
Texas58%6%29%5%2%1,611
Utah65%2%24%6%3%191
Virginia57%5%31%4%3%503
Washington57%7%29%3%3%312
West Virginia70%2%24%2%2%197
Wisconsin56%8%27%5%4%279
Wyoming62%4%27%1%6%166
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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