Racial and ethnic composition among adults in the Northeast by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in the Northeast by race/ethnicity

% of adults in the Northeast who identify as…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Religion64%15%3%14%4%1,623
Philosophy/reason71%8%6%12%3%810
Common sense75%9%4%9%3%3,113
Science67%7%6%17%3%681
Don't know69%12%< 1%12%7%179
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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