Region among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by region
% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are in…
Sources of guidance on right and wrong | Northeast | South | Midwest | West | Sample size |
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Religion | 12% | 49% | 20% | 19% | 6,154 |
Philosophy/reason | 21% | 42% | 18% | 19% | 373 |
Common sense | 16% | 45% | 21% | 18% | 2,716 |
Science | 19% | 34% | 20% | 27% | 361 |
Don't know | 13% | 44% | 22% | 21% | 207 |