Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area 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

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area57%7%26%10%1%107
Chicago Metro Area34%9%47%8%2%174
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area40%7%41%10%2%156
Detroit Metro Area25%6%58%7%4%114
Houston Metro Area49%7%37%7%< 1%120
Los Angeles Metro Area32%14%43%11%1%278
Miami Metro Area35%11%44%9%< 1%133
New York City Metro Area33%13%41%11%2%371
Philadelphia Metro Area30%4%54%10%3%145
Riverside, CA Metro Area42%6%40%9%3%102
Washington, DC Metro Area45%9%36%9%1%109
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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