Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never meditate by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never meditate by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who seldom or never meditate 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 Area37%62%< 1%1%210
Baltimore Metro Area28%71%1%1%118
Boston Metro Area22%76%1%1%255
Chicago Metro Area23%76%< 1%< 1%381
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area37%61%2%1%259
Detroit Metro Area41%58%< 1%< 1%173
Houston Metro Area32%64%3%1%210
Los Angeles Metro Area24%73%2%1%458
Miami Metro Area37%61%2%1%174
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area32%67%1%< 1%173
New York City Metro Area23%76%1%1%783
Philadelphia Metro Area32%67%< 1%< 1%340
Phoenix Metro Area28%66%2%4%169
Pittsburgh Metro Area35%65%< 1%< 1%115
Providence Metro Area28%69%1%3%159
Riverside, CA Metro Area36%63%< 1%1%163
San Diego Metro Area29%71%< 1%< 1%126
San Francisco Metro Area24%71%5%1%216
Seattle Metro Area32%67%1%< 1%176
St. Louis Metro Area29%70%1%< 1%122
Tampa Metro Area28%70%2%< 1%149
Washington, DC Metro Area33%66%1%< 1%387
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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