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

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

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama49%1%43%2%4%125
Arizona30%11%46%12%1%141
California34%11%42%11%1%868
Colorado28%11%51%5%5%150
Florida32%9%45%10%3%434
Georgia51%6%36%6%1%248
Illinois33%12%42%13%1%300
Indiana36%10%46%5%4%152
Kentucky46%8%35%5%5%106
Louisiana47%8%39%5%1%128
Maryland29%7%49%11%4%156
Massachusetts16%10%53%19%2%163
Michigan31%8%48%10%2%221
Minnesota32%13%47%6%2%140
Missouri36%7%47%7%4%168
New Jersey28%11%44%14%3%222
New York28%13%47%10%3%402
North Carolina40%7%42%7%3%228
Ohio35%11%47%5%2%272
Pennsylvania33%10%46%9%2%291
South Carolina49%7%39%4%1%117
Tennessee42%6%42%4%5%156
Texas41%8%40%10%2%754
Virginia39%12%40%7%2%228
Washington37%8%39%12%3%157
Wisconsin31%11%48%7%4%145
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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