Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who attend services weekly or more by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who attend services weekly or more by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say…

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area47%51%1%< 1%227
Boston Metro Area26%68%6%< 1%125
Chicago Metro Area42%56%1%1%290
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area46%53%1%< 1%281
Detroit Metro Area51%43%3%4%123
Houston Metro Area40%56%1%2%222
Los Angeles Metro Area37%59%2%3%340
Miami Metro Area38%59%2%1%176
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area51%49%< 1%< 1%119
New York City Metro Area32%65%2%2%576
Philadelphia Metro Area40%59%< 1%1%248
Phoenix Metro Area48%42%5%5%148
Providence Metro Area43%56%1%< 1%118
Riverside, CA Metro Area52%45%3%< 1%134
San Diego Metro Area52%47%1%1%104
San Francisco Metro Area42%56%1%1%101
Tampa Metro Area44%55%< 1%1%113
Washington, DC Metro Area41%56%3%< 1%282
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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