Gender composition among adults who pray daily by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who pray daily by gender

% of adults who pray daily who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongMenWomenSample size
Religion39%61%9,931
Philosophy/reason44%56%1,411
Common sense41%59%6,519
Science46%54%856
Don't know50%50%619
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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