Religious tradition among adults in Oregon by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in Oregon by religious group
% of adults in Oregon who are…
| Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong | Buddhist | Catholic | Evangelical Protestant | Hindu | Historically Black Protestant | Jehovah's Witness | Jewish | Mainline Protestant | Mormon | Muslim | Orthodox Christian | Other Christian | Other Faiths | Other World Religions | Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | Don't know | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | < 1% | 12% | 44% | < 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 13% | < 1% | 140 |
| Right or wrong depends on the situation | < 1% | 12% | 21% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 42% | 2% | 270 |
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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