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

% of whites 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%346
Alaska38%61%1%1%226
Arizona40%55%3%2%463
Arkansas41%57%2%< 1%229
California32%66%2%1%2,098
Colorado37%60%1%2%383
Connecticut31%68%1%< 1%286
Delaware33%66%1%1%217
District of Columbia17%81%< 1%1%124
Florida34%64%1%1%1,311
Georgia45%53%1%1%576
Hawaii28%71%1%< 1%141
Idaho45%54%1%< 1%280
Illinois33%65%1%1%975
Indiana37%61%1%1%532
Iowa34%65%1%< 1%304
Kansas38%62%< 1%< 1%255
Kentucky39%57%3%1%362
Louisiana42%55%1%1%289
Maine28%69%2%1%281
Maryland34%64%1%1%379
Massachusetts26%72%1%1%559
Michigan36%61%2%1%755
Minnesota32%67%1%1%483
Mississippi44%56%< 1%< 1%187
Missouri39%60%1%< 1%516
Montana44%55%1%< 1%278
Nebraska41%58%< 1%< 1%253
Nevada36%61%2%1%200
New Hampshire31%67%2%1%275
New Jersey29%69%1%1%605
New Mexico45%51%2%2%168
New York28%70%1%1%1,319
North Carolina41%57%2%1%712
North Dakota36%63%< 1%1%307
Ohio34%65%1%1%913
Oklahoma34%62%2%1%277
Oregon36%62%1%1%338
Pennsylvania37%61%1%1%1,124
Rhode Island32%64%2%1%258
South Carolina42%54%2%1%341
South Dakota42%57%< 1%1%268
Tennessee43%54%2%< 1%526
Texas42%55%2%1%1,379
Utah40%57%2%< 1%274
Vermont29%68%1%2%293
Virginia42%56%1%1%632
Washington35%62%2%1%542
West Virginia44%53%2%1%272
Wisconsin31%67%2%1%512
Wyoming46%52%1%< 1%277
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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