Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who pray daily by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among adults who pray daily by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who pray daily who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Educational distributionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
High school or less49%5%38%5%2%6,183
Some college51%7%35%4%3%5,628
College51%10%31%5%3%4,543
Post-graduate degree49%11%29%7%4%2,867
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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