Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults with a household income of less than $30,000 who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Educational distributionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
High school or less36%8%46%8%2%4,609
Some college33%11%45%8%2%2,664
College31%17%38%12%3%1,101
Post-graduate degree30%16%36%15%3%443
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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