Sources of guidance on right and wrong among independents and those who don't lean to either party by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among independents and those who don't lean to either party by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Catholic31%11%46%10%3%1,158
Evangelical Protestant55%4%34%3%4%1,230
Historically Black Protestant55%5%31%5%4%184
Jehovah's Witness82%< 1%11%1%5%188
Mainline Protestant29%7%55%5%4%822
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")10%15%58%14%4%1,474
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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