Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who pray daily who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama64%2%29%3%3%379
Alaska47%6%35%6%6%149
Arizona48%6%40%3%3%362
Arkansas61%5%29%3%2%199
California46%9%35%7%3%1,834
Colorado50%8%36%3%4%247
Connecticut35%13%44%7%< 1%168
Delaware46%10%39%4%1%153
District of Columbia41%9%37%7%6%148
Florida46%8%39%4%2%1,131
Georgia60%6%29%4%2%626
Hawaii37%12%44%4%3%159
Idaho57%7%32%1%4%172
Illinois46%7%38%7%2%695
Indiana57%6%30%3%3%359
Iowa50%7%38%2%2%172
Kansas59%4%34%3%1%173
Kentucky54%6%36%1%3%281
Louisiana52%5%38%3%2%317
Maine44%6%43%4%3%109
Maryland50%6%37%4%4%331
Massachusetts28%10%52%7%3%266
Michigan48%6%38%5%3%550
Minnesota47%7%38%4%3%284
Mississippi58%7%27%5%3%234
Missouri53%6%33%4%5%373
Montana50%12%32%5%2%159
Nebraska52%9%32%6%2%177
Nevada39%9%38%11%2%153
New Hampshire33%8%51%5%2%119
New Jersey41%6%42%8%3%458
New Mexico62%5%26%2%4%162
New York42%9%42%4%3%949
North Carolina54%6%33%4%3%658
North Dakota50%3%39%7%2%184
Ohio47%8%39%4%3%680
Oklahoma47%5%40%5%3%267
Oregon58%9%27%4%2%180
Pennsylvania53%6%33%6%2%777
Rhode Island47%8%39%2%4%148
South Carolina60%5%28%3%4%340
South Dakota48%8%40%3%1%174
Tennessee57%5%32%2%3%471
Texas54%7%32%5%2%1,619
Utah64%4%26%3%2%197
Virginia55%6%33%3%2%504
Washington52%10%30%5%3%325
West Virginia64%2%29%2%2%200
Wisconsin51%8%34%3%5%293
Wyoming52%7%36%1%4%173
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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