Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alaska25%70%1%4%141
Arizona22%72%3%3%223
California20%78%1%1%1,621
Colorado22%77%1%1%221
Connecticut22%77%1%< 1%180
Delaware15%84%1%< 1%115
District of Columbia11%87%< 1%1%142
Florida20%78%1%< 1%731
Georgia21%79%< 1%< 1%232
Hawaii15%84%< 1%1%141
Idaho23%76%1%< 1%104
Illinois17%81%1%2%472
Indiana21%77%1%1%171
Kentucky17%80%3%< 1%112
Louisiana18%76%3%3%104
Maine18%81%1%< 1%142
Maryland17%82%1%< 1%255
Massachusetts21%77%1%1%391
Michigan25%74%1%< 1%321
Minnesota15%85%< 1%< 1%211
Missouri22%74%3%< 1%196
Montana27%72%1%< 1%118
Nevada19%78%2%1%137
New Hampshire22%76%1%< 1%146
New Jersey22%77%1%< 1%341
New Mexico20%74%4%2%121
New York16%82%1%1%847
North Carolina23%77%1%< 1%289
North Dakota16%83%< 1%1%100
Ohio24%75%1%< 1%314
Oklahoma20%77%2%1%100
Oregon14%85%< 1%1%180
Pennsylvania21%78%1%< 1%471
Rhode Island22%72%5%2%133
Tennessee22%77%1%< 1%129
Texas22%76%1%1%663
Vermont18%80%1%1%176
Virginia22%75%2%1%298
Washington18%81%1%< 1%314
Wisconsin22%77%1%< 1%206
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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