Generational cohort among democrats and Democratic leaners by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among democrats and Democratic leaners by generational group

% of democrats and Democratic leaners who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Religion10%12%27%36%14%2%3,708
Philosophy/reason22%17%26%27%8%1%2,248
Common sense15%16%26%31%11%1%7,135
Science17%18%30%25%9%1%1,962
Don't know7%11%22%37%21%2%405
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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