Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men 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 Area23%77%< 1%< 1%146
Boston Metro Area20%79%< 1%1%270
Chicago Metro Area20%78%1%2%353
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area25%73%1%1%179
Detroit Metro Area26%74%< 1%< 1%124
Houston Metro Area25%75%< 1%< 1%171
Los Angeles Metro Area21%78%< 1%< 1%463
Miami Metro Area19%78%1%2%182
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area16%84%< 1%< 1%147
New York City Metro Area16%82%1%1%771
Philadelphia Metro Area29%71%< 1%< 1%306
Phoenix Metro Area27%66%2%4%136
Providence Metro Area24%71%2%2%158
Riverside, CA Metro Area27%69%< 1%4%115
San Diego Metro Area20%77%< 1%3%141
San Francisco Metro Area17%79%4%1%302
Seattle Metro Area24%76%1%< 1%171
Tampa Metro Area21%78%2%< 1%123
Washington, DC Metro Area18%81%1%< 1%416
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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