Age distribution among adults with an education level of high school or less by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with an education level of high school or less by age group

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who are ages…

Sources of guidance on right and wrong18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Religion15%29%30%25%3,797
Philosophy/reason42%26%20%12%748
Common sense23%30%26%20%4,966
Science33%33%20%13%709
Don't know16%27%26%31%241
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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