Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among non-parents by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among non-parents by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of non-parents who say…

Religious traditionThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist22%74%4%< 1%217
Catholic31%67%1%1%5,411
Evangelical Protestant49%49%2%1%6,385
Hindu21%75%2%2%115
Historically Black Protestant29%69%1%1%1,421
Jehovah's Witness58%37%3%2%182
Jewish20%77%2%1%661
Mainline Protestant32%65%2%1%4,844
Mormon55%44%2%< 1%419
Muslim21%74%1%4%147
Orthodox Christian28%70%1%1%137
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")19%78%1%1%5,788
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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