Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in Pennsylvania by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults in Pennsylvania by sources of guidance on right and wrong

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

Marital statusReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Married39%7%43%9%2%706
Divorced/separated37%7%45%9%2%163
Widowed44%8%42%5%1%173
Never married22%11%48%17%3%248
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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