Income distribution among adults in the New York City metro area by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in the New York City metro area by household income

% of adults in the New York City metro area who have a household income of…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Religion43%15%26%17%362
Philosophy/reason29%18%24%29%224
Common sense28%17%28%27%711
Science34%15%21%29%153
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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