Parent of children under 18 among adults in California by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in California by parental status

% of adults in California who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongParentsNon-parentsSample size
Religion35%65%1,020
Philosophy/reason25%75%519
Common sense29%71%1,594
Science29%71%428
Don't know16%84%120
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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