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

% of adults in the South who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Catholic33%9%46%10%2%1,885
Evangelical Protestant61%5%30%2%2%4,078
Historically Black Protestant49%5%40%4%2%1,191
Jewish15%15%53%13%3%229
Mainline Protestant34%11%47%6%2%2,174
Mormon69%4%16%8%2%112
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")11%16%57%15%2%2,214
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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