Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who read scripture several times a year by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who read scripture several times a year by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who read scripture several times a year who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Catholic27%11%50%11%2%755
Evangelical Protestant37%8%47%5%3%561
Historically Black Protestant33%8%51%6%1%148
Mainline Protestant23%12%56%7%3%703
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")6%23%52%17%2%442
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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