Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area58%7%27%6%2%327
Baltimore Metro Area41%12%39%5%3%137
Boston Metro Area23%9%52%14%3%229
Chicago Metro Area37%11%41%8%3%477
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area51%8%33%6%2%428
Detroit Metro Area38%6%45%7%3%227
Houston Metro Area54%7%32%5%1%312
Los Angeles Metro Area40%12%32%13%3%625
Miami Metro Area35%12%41%11%2%306
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area35%14%42%4%4%182
New York City Metro Area35%13%42%7%3%960
Philadelphia Metro Area38%10%40%10%1%392
Phoenix Metro Area46%9%39%5%1%241
Pittsburgh Metro Area40%6%45%5%4%142
Providence Metro Area36%6%44%10%4%193
Riverside, CA Metro Area50%10%33%6%2%244
San Diego Metro Area41%14%35%9%1%198
San Francisco Metro Area28%18%37%11%5%250
Seattle Metro Area39%17%33%8%3%180
St. Louis Metro Area40%12%39%6%4%164
Tampa Metro Area33%10%48%6%4%195
Washington, DC Metro Area43%10%32%11%4%489
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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