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

% of moderates who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongParentsNon-parentsSample size
Religion31%69%3,053
Philosophy/reason26%74%1,376
Common sense29%71%5,744
Science30%70%1,115
Don't know25%75%319
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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