Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults with an education level of high school or less by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with an education level of high school or less by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults with an education level of high school or less 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 Area41%58%1%< 1%131
Boston Metro Area24%72%3%< 1%106
Chicago Metro Area28%71%< 1%1%213
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area32%65%2%1%189
Detroit Metro Area35%60%1%4%107
Houston Metro Area32%65%1%2%136
Los Angeles Metro Area23%72%2%2%302
Miami Metro Area34%65%< 1%1%146
New York City Metro Area22%75%1%2%449
Philadelphia Metro Area33%66%< 1%1%207
Riverside, CA Metro Area39%57%1%3%121
Washington, DC Metro Area26%73%1%< 1%146
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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