Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among Christians by state (2014) Switch to: State among Christians by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of Christians who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama44%54%1%1%443
Alaska43%51%2%4%187
Arizona46%48%2%3%448
Arkansas42%56%1%< 1%247
California35%62%1%2%2,289
Colorado46%51%1%2%323
Connecticut34%64%1%1%251
Delaware34%64%1%1%209
District of Columbia27%71%1%2%188
Florida38%60%1%1%1,415
Georgia42%55%1%1%781
Hawaii34%64%< 1%1%185
Idaho50%48%1%< 1%222
Illinois35%63%1%1%977
Indiana39%59%1%1%492
Iowa38%61%1%< 1%261
Kansas41%59%< 1%< 1%241
Kentucky43%53%3%1%345
Louisiana42%55%1%2%387
Maine33%64%2%2%191
Maryland36%62%2%1%433
Massachusetts28%68%3%1%412
Michigan40%57%2%1%717
Minnesota38%60%1%1%433
Mississippi41%58%1%1%269
Missouri41%58%1%< 1%486
Montana48%50%2%1%202
Nebraska46%54%< 1%1%243
Nevada34%65%1%< 1%207
New Hampshire37%61%2%< 1%188
New Jersey31%66%1%1%611
New Mexico38%56%4%2%222
New York30%67%2%1%1,222
North Carolina41%56%2%1%796
North Dakota45%53%< 1%1%276
Ohio37%61%1%1%863
Oklahoma36%61%2%1%312
Oregon48%50%1%< 1%244
Pennsylvania41%57%1%1%1,037
Rhode Island38%58%3%2%239
South Carolina41%56%2%1%394
South Dakota46%52%1%1%242
Tennessee43%53%2%1%552
Texas38%59%2%2%1,979
Utah47%51%2%< 1%234
Vermont33%61%1%4%156
Virginia43%55%1%1%644
Washington43%54%2%1%444
West Virginia47%50%1%2%245
Wisconsin34%64%1%1%439
Wyoming51%47%1%1%225
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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