Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults with some college education by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with some college education by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults with some college education who say…

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area37%62%1%1%131
Boston Metro Area31%67%2%< 1%103
Chicago Metro Area27%70%2%1%218
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area35%63%1%< 1%181
Detroit Metro Area48%51%1%< 1%128
Houston Metro Area34%63%3%< 1%137
Los Angeles Metro Area34%65%< 1%1%264
Miami Metro Area26%71%2%2%114
New York City Metro Area26%72%1%1%417
Philadelphia Metro Area37%63%< 1%1%177
Phoenix Metro Area49%47%4%< 1%122
Riverside, CA Metro Area34%64%1%1%124
San Francisco Metro Area35%57%7%< 1%108
Seattle Metro Area27%72%1%< 1%101
Washington, DC Metro Area29%69%1%1%160
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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