Sources of guidance on right and wrong among the Unaffiliated who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among the Unaffiliated who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of the Unaffiliated who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
| Religious denomination | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing in particular (religion important) | 40% | 7% | 43% | 8% | 2% | 436 |
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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