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

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

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Catholic32%10%44%11%2%878
Evangelical Protestant62%4%28%4%2%718
Jewish13%14%55%14%4%125
Mainline Protestant26%12%51%7%4%452
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")3%23%52%20%2%1,042
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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