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

% of men who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama46%52%1%< 1%256
Alaska42%52%3%2%152
Arizona39%55%3%4%352
Arkansas39%59%2%1%163
California30%67%2%1%1,868
Colorado36%58%4%1%283
Connecticut34%66%< 1%< 1%190
Delaware29%69%< 1%2%127
District of Columbia26%73%< 1%1%146
Florida33%64%1%1%1,051
Georgia37%60%2%< 1%469
Hawaii30%68%1%< 1%161
Idaho42%57%1%< 1%155
Illinois32%66%1%1%656
Indiana39%59%2%1%330
Iowa36%62%1%< 1%175
Kansas40%60%< 1%< 1%171
Kentucky38%60%1%< 1%210
Louisiana43%55%1%1%231
Maine31%67%1%1%136
Maryland30%66%2%2%325
Massachusetts27%69%2%2%348
Michigan36%61%1%1%477
Minnesota33%66%1%< 1%273
Mississippi40%58%1%1%153
Missouri37%63%< 1%< 1%324
Montana47%50%2%1%174
Nebraska44%55%< 1%1%154
Nevada31%67%1%1%183
New Hampshire36%60%2%2%142
New Jersey31%67%1%1%426
New Mexico37%56%4%3%153
New York27%70%2%2%878
North Carolina40%58%1%1%509
North Dakota41%58%< 1%1%191
Ohio36%62%2%1%533
Oklahoma40%58%2%< 1%194
Oregon37%61%1%1%207
Pennsylvania37%61%1%1%633
Rhode Island43%52%5%< 1%143
South Carolina41%57%2%< 1%226
South Dakota39%61%< 1%< 1%155
Tennessee47%51%2%1%337
Texas35%61%3%1%1,325
Utah44%54%2%1%172
Vermont27%68%1%3%162
Virginia42%56%2%1%465
Washington37%61%1%1%344
West Virginia46%51%3%< 1%150
Wisconsin31%66%1%1%311
Wyoming46%51%1%1%165
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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