This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on whether they rate the state of the moral values in the United States today as excellent, good, only fair, or poor. The survey was conducted in May each year. In May 2018, 49 percent of respondents rated the moral values in the United States as "poor".
How would you rate the state of moral values in the United States today - excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
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Gallup. (July 31, 2018). How would you rate the state of moral values in the United States today - excellent, good, only fair, or poor? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260696/state-of-moral-values-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "How would you rate the state of moral values in the United States today - excellent, good, only fair, or poor?." Chart. July 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260696/state-of-moral-values-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. (2018). How would you rate the state of moral values in the United States today - excellent, good, only fair, or poor?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260696/state-of-moral-values-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "How Would You Rate The State of Moral Values in The United States Today - Excellent, Good, Only Fair, or Poor?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260696/state-of-moral-values-in-the-united-states/
Gallup, How would you rate the state of moral values in the United States today - excellent, good, only fair, or poor? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260696/state-of-moral-values-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
How would you rate the state of moral values in the United States today - excellent, good, only fair, or poor? [Graph], Gallup, July 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260696/state-of-moral-values-in-the-united-states/