Parent of children under 18 among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by parental status

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongParentsNon-parentsSample size
Religion30%70%7,290
Philosophy/reason24%76%1,802
Common sense27%73%8,259
Science27%73%1,323
Don't know25%75%438
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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