Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Catholic28%10%50%10%2%1,720
Evangelical Protestant63%4%28%2%2%2,200
Historically Black Protestant50%6%38%4%1%379
Jewish15%21%53%8%3%190
Mainline Protestant30%10%52%6%2%1,578
Mormon65%3%25%5%2%203
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")5%19%58%17%1%1,920
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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