Sources of guidance on right and wrong among members of the United Methodist Church by region (2014) Switch to: Region among members of the United Methodist Church by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of members of the United Methodist Church who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

RegionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Northeast30%7%54%5%3%251
South44%8%41%5%2%776
Midwest33%9%51%4%2%438
West24%11%54%8%2%172
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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