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

% of married adults who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongParentsNon-parentsSample size
Religion39%61%6,645
Philosophy/reason42%58%1,754
Common sense39%61%7,259
Science43%57%1,576
Don't know37%63%503
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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