Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never read scripture by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never read scripture by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Metro area | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Atlanta Metro Area | 12% | 15% | 55% | 15% | 3% | 176 |
Baltimore Metro Area | 8% | 19% | 58% | 15% | < 1% | 110 |
Boston Metro Area | 6% | 12% | 58% | 21% | 3% | 336 |
Chicago Metro Area | 13% | 14% | 57% | 13% | 1% | 450 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 18% | 14% | 51% | 16% | 1% | 224 |
Detroit Metro Area | 12% | 10% | 66% | 10% | 2% | 174 |
Houston Metro Area | 14% | 13% | 54% | 18% | 1% | 202 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 13% | 16% | 50% | 19% | 3% | 564 |
Miami Metro Area | 16% | 12% | 55% | 15% | 1% | 223 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 7% | 17% | 61% | 11% | 3% | 176 |
New York City Metro Area | 10% | 17% | 57% | 13% | 3% | 993 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 10% | 12% | 59% | 18% | 1% | 405 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 11% | 15% | 54% | 17% | 3% | 186 |
Pittsburgh Metro Area | 14% | 7% | 60% | 14% | 4% | 136 |
Providence Metro Area | 10% | 11% | 61% | 15% | 2% | 220 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 10% | 14% | 63% | 13% | 2% | 154 |
San Diego Metro Area | 4% | 23% | 55% | 18% | < 1% | 168 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 6% | 21% | 54% | 16% | 3% | 325 |
Seattle Metro Area | 3% | 18% | 58% | 19% | 1% | 198 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 15% | 15% | 57% | 8% | 6% | 127 |
Tampa Metro Area | 8% | 13% | 59% | 18% | 3% | 148 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 11% | 15% | 51% | 20% | 4% | 480 |
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