Importance of religion in one's life among third generation immigrants or higher by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among third generation immigrants or higher by importance of religion

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say religion is…

Generational cohortVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial39%28%16%17%< 1%2,247
Older Millennial42%27%15%16%1%2,958
Generation X51%26%11%11%1%5,420
Baby Boomer59%24%9%8%1%10,893
Silent69%18%6%6%1%4,839
Greatest77%12%6%4%1%404
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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