Political ideology among adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month by political ideology

% of adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Religion53%27%14%6%1,394
Philosophy/reason24%38%36%3%273
Common sense33%39%23%6%1,017
Science31%32%33%4%175
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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