Frequency of reading scripture among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by frequency of reading scripture
% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who read scripture…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Buddhist | 27% | 5% | 12% | 55% | < 1% | 111 |
Catholic | 16% | 10% | 11% | 62% | 1% | 3,428 |
Evangelical Protestant | 40% | 14% | 11% | 34% | 1% | 2,407 |
Historically Black Protestant | 49% | 16% | 10% | 25% | < 1% | 751 |
Jewish | 8% | 6% | 10% | 75% | 1% | 414 |
Mainline Protestant | 20% | 12% | 13% | 55% | 1% | 2,990 |
Mormon | 51% | 10% | 9% | 30% | < 1% | 162 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 7% | 6% | 5% | 82% | < 1% | 4,142 |
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