Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among who believe in Heaven by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who believe in Heaven by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of who believe in Heaven who say…

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area43%56%1%< 1%385
Baltimore Metro Area34%63%1%2%160
Boston Metro Area30%65%4%1%244
Chicago Metro Area31%68%1%< 1%576
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area38%60%1%1%498
Detroit Metro Area42%54%1%2%266
Houston Metro Area36%61%2%1%366
Los Angeles Metro Area30%67%1%2%648
Miami Metro Area37%61%1%1%314
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area35%65%1%< 1%240
New York City Metro Area27%70%1%1%1,122
Philadelphia Metro Area37%63%< 1%1%479
Phoenix Metro Area39%52%2%6%277
Pittsburgh Metro Area35%62%1%2%190
Providence Metro Area36%61%1%2%237
Riverside, CA Metro Area38%58%2%2%268
San Diego Metro Area34%62%2%2%205
San Francisco Metro Area32%64%3%< 1%208
Seattle Metro Area35%64%1%1%173
St. Louis Metro Area34%63%1%1%199
Tampa Metro Area38%60%2%< 1%218
Washington, DC Metro Area34%64%2%< 1%561
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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