Age distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by age group

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who are ages…

Importance of religion in one's life18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Very important19%32%30%19%1,979
Somewhat important27%36%25%12%3,514
Not too important34%34%21%11%2,881
Not at all important33%37%18%12%3,488
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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