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

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

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
California26%12%51%7%4%452
Florida25%12%52%7%4%338
Georgia31%9%52%6%1%146
Illinois33%10%50%7%1%241
Indiana30%3%62%4%1%119
Iowa26%9%58%2%4%102
Maryland30%9%47%9%5%128
Michigan32%8%55%4%1%185
Minnesota21%11%59%6%3%172
Missouri26%15%49%5%6%118
New Jersey23%8%56%9%4%124
New York23%10%61%4%3%256
North Carolina37%13%44%5%1%231
North Dakota31%7%53%8%1%105
Ohio31%13%49%4%2%226
Pennsylvania29%8%53%7%3%344
Tennessee36%10%42%10%1%103
Texas32%14%46%6%1%391
Virginia32%13%45%7%3%185
Washington24%20%49%5%3%108
Wisconsin29%5%52%7%7%126
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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