Sources of guidance on right and wrong among whites by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among whites by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of whites who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Buddhist3%31%33%22%11%141
Catholic28%10%53%7%2%4,827
Evangelical Protestant60%4%30%3%2%6,633
Jewish16%16%50%15%4%782
Mainline Protestant29%11%52%6%3%5,322
Mormon67%4%23%4%3%575
Orthodox Christian25%14%50%8%3%153
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")5%18%59%16%2%5,490
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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