Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Belief in GodReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain60%5%29%3%2%11,519
Believe in God; fairly certain26%11%50%11%2%1,965
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain15%18%50%16%1%304
Do not believe in God2%16%57%24%1%321
Other/don't know if they believe in God19%19%47%12%3%116
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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