Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who read scripture at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who read scripture at least once a week by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who say…
Religious tradition | 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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Catholic | 35% | 61% | 2% | 2% | 1,810 |
Evangelical Protestant | 58% | 39% | 2% | 1% | 5,525 |
Historically Black Protestant | 33% | 65% | 1% | 1% | 1,189 |
Jehovah's Witness | 60% | 36% | 2% | 2% | 216 |
Jewish | 30% | 64% | 5% | < 1% | 121 |
Mainline Protestant | 39% | 59% | 2% | 1% | 1,894 |
Mormon | 64% | 33% | 2% | < 1% | 513 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 29% | 65% | 3% | 3% | 606 |
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