Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Generational cohortReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial42%11%38%6%2%1,623
Older Millennial41%10%41%5%2%2,138
Generation X46%7%39%5%3%4,491
Baby Boomer49%6%38%4%2%8,718
Silent52%5%36%4%4%4,078
Greatest53%4%38%3%3%376
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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