Sources of guidance on right and wrong among widowed adults by religious attendance (2014) Switch to: Attendance at religious services among widowed adults by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of widowed adults who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Attendance at religious servicesReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
At least once a week61%3%29%3%3%1,568
Once or twice a month/a few times a year25%8%58%5%5%844
Seldom/never20%11%58%7%4%764
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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