Marital status among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by marital status

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

Metro areaMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area44%6%16%3%30%182
Baltimore Metro Area37%9%14%9%31%124
Boston Metro Area33%14%13%10%30%262
Chicago Metro Area45%10%12%4%29%398
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area44%11%16%5%24%246
Detroit Metro Area38%12%18%6%25%182
Houston Metro Area45%6%13%5%30%198
Los Angeles Metro Area40%13%12%4%30%440
Miami Metro Area39%8%13%9%32%217
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area46%7%13%5%29%155
New York City Metro Area43%9%10%6%32%829
Philadelphia Metro Area46%5%9%9%32%328
Phoenix Metro Area42%12%20%3%23%177
Pittsburgh Metro Area36%13%23%6%21%112
Providence Metro Area43%12%16%6%23%180
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%10%11%12%27%160
San Diego Metro Area50%6%13%5%27%123
San Francisco Metro Area44%10%13%6%27%223
Seattle Metro Area40%9%13%8%31%142
St. Louis Metro Area47%13%13%4%23%125
Tampa Metro Area34%12%19%8%27%147
Washington, DC Metro Area41%10%10%5%34%365
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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