Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults with an education level of high school or less by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with an education level of high school or less by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults with an education level of high school or less who say…
Sources of guidance on right and wrong | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Religion | 43% | 54% | 1% | 2% | 3,848 |
Philosophy/reason | 22% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 757 |
Common sense | 25% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 5,021 |
Science | 22% | 75% | 1% | 2% | 713 |
Don't know | 25% | 58% | 6% | 10% | 245 |
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