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

% of non-parents who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama43%55%1%1%382
Alaska33%62%1%4%232
Arizona36%58%3%3%509
Arkansas39%59%1%1%218
California28%69%1%1%2,813
Colorado36%59%2%3%352
Connecticut32%67%< 1%1%290
Delaware31%67%1%1%218
District of Columbia21%78%1%1%233
Florida31%67%2%1%1,578
Georgia38%60%1%1%716
Hawaii24%74%1%1%245
Idaho43%56%1%< 1%234
Illinois30%67%1%1%1,024
Indiana35%62%2%1%500
Iowa33%65%1%< 1%250
Kansas34%66%< 1%< 1%217
Kentucky32%64%2%2%332
Louisiana35%61%1%2%335
Maine25%72%1%1%239
Maryland30%67%1%1%485
Massachusetts22%74%2%2%538
Michigan36%61%2%1%758
Minnesota32%66%< 1%1%423
Mississippi37%62%< 1%1%226
Missouri35%64%1%< 1%470
Montana44%53%2%1%239
Nebraska39%60%< 1%1%226
Nevada30%69%1%1%249
New Hampshire29%68%1%1%246
New Jersey28%70%1%1%657
New Mexico32%62%3%3%250
New York25%72%2%1%1,558
North Carolina37%61%2%< 1%790
North Dakota36%63%< 1%1%263
Ohio30%68%1%1%855
Oklahoma32%65%2%2%311
Oregon34%64%1%1%323
Pennsylvania36%62%1%1%1,070
Rhode Island32%63%3%1%251
South Carolina38%59%2%2%377
South Dakota33%65%1%1%234
Tennessee40%57%2%1%504
Texas34%62%2%1%1,767
Utah34%63%3%< 1%215
Vermont29%68%1%2%237
Virginia34%63%1%1%650
Washington33%65%2%1%555
West Virginia46%52%2%1%242
Wisconsin29%69%2%< 1%452
Wyoming40%58%1%1%229
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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