Importance of religion in one's life by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition by importance of religion

% of adults who say religion is…

Religious tradition Very important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important Don't know Sample Size
Sample size = 264. Visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire. 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.
Buddhist 33% 39% 15% 10% 2% 264
Catholic 58% 32% 8% 2% < 1% 7,202
Evangelical Protestant 79% 17% 2% 1% 1% 8,593
Hindu 26% 53% 15% 6% < 1% 199
Historically Black Protestant 85% 12% 1% 1% < 1% 1,916
Jehovah's Witness 90% 8% < 1% < 1% 1% 245
Jewish 35% 36% 20% 9% < 1% 847
Mainline Protestant 53% 34% 10% 2% 1% 6,083
Mormon 84% 12% 3% 1% < 1% 664
Muslim 64% 24% 8% 2% 1% 237
Orthodox Christian 52% 33% 12% 3% < 1% 186
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") 13% 21% 26% 39% 1% 7,556

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