Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area22%13%49%13%3%257
Baltimore Metro Area14%15%57%11%3%159
Boston Metro Area10%12%57%19%3%380
Chicago Metro Area15%13%57%13%2%568
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area25%12%50%11%2%320
Detroit Metro Area14%9%63%10%4%223
Houston Metro Area20%13%50%15%1%260
Los Angeles Metro Area13%17%51%17%3%669
Miami Metro Area18%12%56%14%< 1%281
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area14%14%60%11%1%224
New York City Metro Area14%17%55%11%3%1,165
Philadelphia Metro Area14%13%54%18%2%473
Phoenix Metro Area17%14%53%13%3%242
Pittsburgh Metro Area13%8%63%12%3%172
Providence Metro Area10%11%62%15%2%248
Riverside, CA Metro Area16%12%59%11%2%205
San Diego Metro Area15%26%45%15%< 1%199
San Francisco Metro Area9%20%52%15%5%365
Seattle Metro Area6%18%57%18%1%224
St. Louis Metro Area18%14%57%6%4%180
Tampa Metro Area11%14%60%14%2%202
Washington, DC Metro Area19%14%47%17%3%589
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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