Racial and ethnic composition among immigrants by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among immigrants by race/ethnicity

% of immigrants who identify as…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Religion13%11%10%63%2%1,239
Philosophy/reason24%6%23%45%2%466
Common sense23%7%21%46%2%1,457
Science18%4%21%56%1%629
Don't know17%7%12%62%3%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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