Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who read scripture at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who read scripture at least once a week by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Catholic52%9%30%6%3%1,810
Evangelical Protestant73%3%19%2%2%5,525
Historically Black Protestant57%5%33%3%2%1,189
Jehovah's Witness83%< 1%11%1%5%216
Jewish54%14%24%4%4%121
Mainline Protestant53%7%34%4%3%1,894
Mormon75%3%16%3%3%513
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")32%14%45%5%4%606
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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