Political ideology among adults who seldom or never pray by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never pray by political ideology

% of adults who seldom or never pray who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Religion32%30%28%10%309
Philosophy/reason12%35%50%3%1,459
Common sense21%38%34%7%4,559
Science13%34%48%4%1,622
Don't know12%29%35%24%174
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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