Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among who do not believe in Heaven by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who do not believe in Heaven by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of who do not believe in Heaven who say…

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Boston Metro Area16%84%< 1%< 1%199
Chicago Metro Area22%75%2%1%223
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area28%69%2%1%110
Houston Metro Area18%81%< 1%< 1%106
Los Angeles Metro Area21%77%1%1%328
Miami Metro Area15%81%3%1%125
New York City Metro Area16%82%1%1%519
Philadelphia Metro Area26%73%1%1%177
San Francisco Metro Area21%76%2%2%237
Seattle Metro Area28%70%2%< 1%127
Washington, DC Metro Area15%84%1%< 1%286
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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