Income distribution among adults in Generation X by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in Generation X by household income

% of adults in Generation X who have a household income of…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Religion32%21%28%19%2,131
Philosophy/reason23%15%28%33%769
Common sense28%19%30%24%2,949
Science25%19%27%30%728
Don't know32%25%19%24%156
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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