Age distribution among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by age group

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are ages…

Metro area18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area24%43%23%10%181
Baltimore Metro Area23%32%32%13%123
Boston Metro Area22%31%31%16%255
Chicago Metro Area22%36%27%15%395
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area26%38%22%13%243
Detroit Metro Area25%34%27%15%179
Houston Metro Area27%40%21%11%196
Los Angeles Metro Area26%38%22%14%433
Miami Metro Area21%33%25%21%210
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area24%42%22%13%152
New York City Metro Area20%38%25%16%810
Philadelphia Metro Area22%32%26%21%323
Phoenix Metro Area19%42%24%14%176
Pittsburgh Metro Area22%35%19%24%111
Providence Metro Area24%30%25%21%176
Riverside, CA Metro Area24%36%28%12%159
San Diego Metro Area32%28%24%16%122
San Francisco Metro Area15%43%24%18%215
Seattle Metro Area25%34%23%17%141
St. Louis Metro Area14%40%31%15%123
Tampa Metro Area19%36%26%19%146
Washington, DC Metro Area25%38%26%10%361
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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