Parent of children under 18 among adults living with a partner by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults living with a partner by parental status

% of adults living with a partner who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongParentsNon-parentsSample size
Religion44%56%357
Philosophy/reason25%75%319
Common sense34%66%1,151
Science36%64%257
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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