Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never read scripture by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who seldom or never read scripture by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who say…
Religious tradition | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Buddhist | 13% | 83% | 4% | < 1% | 147 |
Catholic | 27% | 71% | 1% | 1% | 3,807 |
Evangelical Protestant | 31% | 66% | 1% | 1% | 1,462 |
Hindu | 18% | 79% | 2% | 1% | 120 |
Historically Black Protestant | 21% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 308 |
Jewish | 16% | 81% | 1% | 1% | 580 |
Mainline Protestant | 28% | 69% | 2% | 1% | 2,641 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 19% | 79% | 1% | 1% | 6,116 |
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