Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who pray weekly by parental status (2014) Switch to: Parent of children under 18 among adults who pray weekly by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who pray weekly who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Parent of children under 18ReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Parents22%13%53%10%2%1,368
Non-parents23%13%53%9%2%3,915
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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