Parent of children under 18 among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by parental status

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area31%69%182
Baltimore Metro Area23%77%123
Boston Metro Area21%79%262
Chicago Metro Area25%75%400
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area35%65%246
Detroit Metro Area32%68%182
Houston Metro Area36%64%198
Los Angeles Metro Area28%72%442
Miami Metro Area32%68%217
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area26%74%155
New York City Metro Area25%75%835
Philadelphia Metro Area25%75%328
Phoenix Metro Area26%74%177
Pittsburgh Metro Area27%73%112
Providence Metro Area20%80%180
Riverside, CA Metro Area36%64%160
San Diego Metro Area30%70%123
San Francisco Metro Area23%77%223
Seattle Metro Area19%81%142
St. Louis Metro Area27%73%125
Tampa Metro Area20%80%147
Washington, DC Metro Area30%70%366
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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