Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults with a household income of less than $30,000 who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama41%58%1%< 1%150
Arizona33%63%1%2%173
Arkansas31%66%2%1%106
California25%71%2%2%941
Florida28%68%2%1%523
Georgia33%65%1%1%263
Illinois29%68%1%1%324
Indiana26%74%< 1%< 1%186
Kentucky33%61%4%2%153
Louisiana33%65%1%1%157
Massachusetts25%68%4%3%141
Michigan31%66%3%< 1%283
Minnesota33%66%< 1%1%108
Mississippi28%69%1%2%109
Missouri36%61%3%< 1%191
New Jersey29%67%1%2%170
New York25%72%2%2%469
North Carolina32%66%< 1%3%264
Ohio23%76%< 1%1%353
Oklahoma26%72%1%1%119
Oregon32%67%< 1%< 1%110
Pennsylvania33%66%1%< 1%357
South Carolina33%66%1%1%134
Tennessee32%65%1%2%179
Texas28%69%1%2%706
Virginia32%64%2%2%146
Washington25%72%3%1%184
West Virginia40%57%3%< 1%104
Wisconsin24%76%< 1%< 1%141
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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