Metro area among adults in the Silent generation by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in the Silent generation by metro area
% of adults in the Silent generation who are in the…
| Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong | Atlanta Metro Area | Baltimore Metro Area | Boston Metro Area | Chicago Metro Area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | Detroit Metro Area | Houston Metro Area | Los Angeles Metro Area | Miami Metro Area | Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | New York City Metro Area | Philadelphia Metro Area | Phoenix Metro Area | Pittsburgh Metro Area | Providence Metro Area | Riverside, CA Metro Area | San Diego Metro Area | San Francisco Metro Area | Seattle Metro Area | St. Louis Metro Area | Tampa Metro Area | Washington, DC Metro Area | Sample size |
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| There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | 4% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 674 |
| Right or wrong depends on the situation | 3% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 18% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 1,175 |
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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