Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week 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 Area44%54%2%< 1%327
Baltimore Metro Area33%64%2%2%137
Boston Metro Area26%69%3%1%229
Chicago Metro Area31%65%2%2%477
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%57%1%< 1%428
Detroit Metro Area40%56%2%2%227
Houston Metro Area37%60%1%2%312
Los Angeles Metro Area32%65%1%2%625
Miami Metro Area33%64%2%1%306
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area36%63%1%< 1%182
New York City Metro Area27%70%2%2%960
Philadelphia Metro Area34%64%< 1%1%392
Phoenix Metro Area46%47%3%4%241
Pittsburgh Metro Area42%53%2%3%142
Providence Metro Area38%58%2%2%193
Riverside, CA Metro Area42%54%2%2%244
San Diego Metro Area35%60%2%2%198
San Francisco Metro Area33%65%1%1%250
Seattle Metro Area31%66%2%1%180
St. Louis Metro Area41%58%1%< 1%164
Tampa Metro Area33%65%1%< 1%195
Washington, DC Metro Area33%65%2%< 1%489
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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