Generational cohort among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by generational group

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are…

Religious traditionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Catholic7%9%28%37%17%2%2,154
Evangelical Protestant9%11%27%37%14%1%5,180
Historically Black Protestant11%13%32%31%10%2%905
Jehovah's Witness9%11%29%36%14%1%187
Jewish11%14%22%35%16%2%121
Mainline Protestant10%8%23%38%20%2%1,791
Mormon15%16%30%27%10%1%417
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")14%25%27%27%6%1%427
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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