Importance of religion in one's life among women by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among women by importance of religion

% of women who say religion is…

Generational cohortVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial40%30%18%11%< 1%1,413
Older Millennial50%27%11%12%< 1%1,818
Generation X58%24%9%8%1%3,387
Baby Boomer65%22%7%6%1%6,635
Silent74%16%4%5%1%3,498
Greatest79%13%4%3%1%372
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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