Sources of guidance on right and wrong among Catholics by views about same-sex marriage (2014) Switch to: Views about same-sex marriage among Catholics by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of Catholics who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Views about same-sex marriageReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Strongly favor/favor22%11%53%11%2%4,011
Oppose/strongly oppose43%7%40%8%2%2,547
Don't know31%9%45%9%6%644
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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