Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with an education level of high school or less by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with an education level of high school or less by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area45%9%39%5%2%131
Boston Metro Area13%4%68%13%3%106
Chicago Metro Area32%8%47%12%2%213
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area40%5%45%9%1%189
Detroit Metro Area27%6%59%5%2%107
Houston Metro Area41%8%43%8%< 1%136
Los Angeles Metro Area30%9%43%15%3%302
Miami Metro Area33%9%47%10%< 1%146
New York City Metro Area30%10%46%10%3%449
Philadelphia Metro Area28%7%48%15%2%207
Riverside, CA Metro Area41%9%42%7%2%121
Washington, DC Metro Area43%5%42%5%4%146
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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