Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say religion is very important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is very important by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who say religion is very important 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 | 33% | 63% | 1% | 2% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 54% | 43% | 2% | 1% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 30% | 68% | 1% | 1% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 60% | 36% | 2% | 2% | 224 |
Jewish | 29% | 66% | 4% | 1% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 37% | 61% | 2% | 1% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 63% | 34% | 2% | < 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 19% | 78% | 1% | 2% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 28% | 66% | 3% | 3% | 826 |
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