Sources of guidance on right and wrong among non-parents by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among non-parents by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of non-parents who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Buddhist6%31%40%17%5%217
Catholic30%10%49%9%3%5,411
Evangelical Protestant60%5%30%3%2%6,385
Hindu5%23%48%22%2%115
Historically Black Protestant47%6%41%4%2%1,421
Jehovah's Witness79%1%12%3%5%182
Jewish14%16%53%14%3%661
Mainline Protestant30%10%51%6%3%4,844
Mormon62%4%24%6%3%419
Muslim35%14%32%14%6%147
Orthodox Christian25%15%51%6%3%137
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")6%19%56%17%2%5,788
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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