Parent of children under 18 among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by parental status

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who are…

Marital statusParentsNon-parentsSample size
Married39%61%7,253
Living with a partner37%63%510
Divorced/separated25%75%1,525
Widowed6%94%1,034
Never married15%85%1,782
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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