Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with an education level of high school or less by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition 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

Racial and ethnic compositionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
White34%7%51%6%2%6,599
Black40%6%48%5%1%1,323
Asian23%16%43%16%1%139
Latino37%9%37%14%3%1,965
Other/Mixed32%9%50%8%2%447
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

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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