Parent of children under 18 by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong by parental status

% of adults who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongParentsNon-parentsSample size
Religion31%69%11,697
Philosophy/reason25%75%3,873
Common sense28%72%15,146
Science29%71%3,199
Don't know25%75%1,018
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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