Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among third generation immigrants or higher by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among third generation immigrants or higher by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say…

Religious traditionThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist22%75%3%< 1%163
Catholic33%65%1%1%4,670
Evangelical Protestant51%46%2%1%7,359
Historically Black Protestant29%69%1%1%1,697
Jehovah's Witness59%37%3%1%170
Jewish22%76%2%< 1%567
Mainline Protestant33%65%1%1%5,296
Mormon60%39%2%< 1%572
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")21%77%1%1%5,780
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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