Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

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

Metro areaWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area57%26%< 1%12%5%179
Baltimore Metro Area68%27%< 1%1%4%124
Boston Metro Area79%5%2%7%6%255
Chicago Metro Area63%17%3%12%4%397
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area55%12%3%24%6%244
Detroit Metro Area72%20%< 1%4%4%179
Houston Metro Area40%17%5%32%5%197
Los Angeles Metro Area35%8%15%40%2%437
Miami Metro Area40%22%< 1%35%2%217
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area84%4%3%6%2%152
New York City Metro Area56%16%10%16%2%821
Philadelphia Metro Area71%16%2%6%4%322
Phoenix Metro Area67%4%5%24%1%173
Pittsburgh Metro Area89%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%110
Providence Metro Area86%4%< 1%10%< 1%177
Riverside, CA Metro Area46%4%5%41%3%159
San Diego Metro Area53%4%14%24%4%119
San Francisco Metro Area47%6%20%21%6%221
Seattle Metro Area75%6%11%4%5%138
St. Louis Metro Area71%22%3%3%2%125
Tampa Metro Area76%11%2%9%2%143
Washington, DC Metro Area57%26%7%6%4%362
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.

Learn More: White, Black, Asian, Latino, Other/Mixed