Sources of guidance on right and wrong by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Generational cohort | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Younger Millennial | 23% | 17% | 46% | 12% | 2% | 3,291 |
Older Millennial | 26% | 13% | 48% | 11% | 2% | 4,128 |
Generation X | 33% | 10% | 45% | 10% | 2% | 7,303 |
Baby Boomer | 38% | 9% | 44% | 7% | 3% | 13,049 |
Silent | 41% | 7% | 42% | 6% | 4% | 5,989 |
Greatest | 40% | 6% | 43% | 6% | 4% | 585 |
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