Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area66%4%24%4%2%158
Chicago Metro Area55%3%30%9%2%163
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area63%3%28%4%1%232
Houston Metro Area69%3%23%4%< 1%169
Los Angeles Metro Area51%4%33%10%1%232
Miami Metro Area57%2%36%5%1%122
New York City Metro Area48%9%31%9%2%355
Philadelphia Metro Area45%5%36%9%4%133
Phoenix Metro Area61%5%28%5%< 1%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area61%1%28%6%3%111
Washington, DC Metro Area61%4%26%8%1%181
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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