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

% of adults who pray daily 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%379
Alaska46%49%2%3%149
Arizona48%47%3%3%362
Arkansas47%51%1%1%199
California37%60%1%2%1,834
Colorado47%49%1%3%247
Connecticut33%65%1%1%168
Delaware39%61%< 1%< 1%153
District of Columbia30%66%3%1%148
Florida39%58%2%1%1,131
Georgia44%54%1%1%626
Hawaii40%59%1%1%159
Idaho55%45%1%< 1%172
Illinois39%58%2%1%695
Indiana41%56%2%< 1%359
Iowa41%58%2%< 1%172
Kansas40%60%< 1%< 1%173
Kentucky48%47%3%1%281
Louisiana42%55%1%2%317
Maine43%52%3%1%109
Maryland35%62%1%1%331
Massachusetts30%65%3%2%266
Michigan43%53%3%2%550
Minnesota42%56%1%1%284
Mississippi42%57%1%1%234
Missouri46%52%2%< 1%373
Montana53%44%2%1%159
Nebraska51%48%< 1%1%177
Nevada36%63%< 1%1%153
New Hampshire45%53%2%< 1%119
New Jersey31%67%2%1%458
New Mexico43%54%2%2%162
New York33%64%2%2%949
North Carolina41%56%2%1%658
North Dakota46%52%< 1%1%184
Ohio38%60%1%1%680
Oklahoma39%58%1%1%267
Oregon54%45%1%1%180
Pennsylvania44%53%1%1%777
Rhode Island42%54%2%2%148
South Carolina44%54%2%1%340
South Dakota46%52%2%1%174
Tennessee45%51%3%1%471
Texas39%58%2%1%1,619
Utah52%45%3%< 1%197
Virginia44%53%1%1%504
Washington49%49%2%< 1%325
West Virginia49%48%1%2%200
Wisconsin39%59%2%< 1%293
Wyoming53%46%< 1%1%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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