Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults ages 65 and older by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults ages 65 and older by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults ages 65 and older who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Catholic38%8%45%6%4%2,131
Evangelical Protestant62%3%30%2%3%2,399
Historically Black Protestant50%3%39%5%3%401
Jewish17%13%49%15%7%320
Mainline Protestant31%7%52%6%3%2,272
Mormon60%3%25%8%4%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")8%16%58%16%2%1,225
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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