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

% of men who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Buddhist3%32%39%21%5%138
Catholic26%10%49%12%3%3,426
Evangelical Protestant56%6%32%3%3%4,061
Hindu5%16%48%29%2%136
Historically Black Protestant44%5%43%4%3%818
Jewish14%19%49%15%3%428
Mainline Protestant25%11%55%7%2%2,778
Mormon62%4%26%4%4%347
Muslim35%7%40%13%5%152
Orthodox Christian27%12%52%9%1%106
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")6%18%55%18%2%4,471
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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