Importance of religion in one's life among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by importance of religion

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say religion is…

Generational cohortVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial27%36%20%17%< 1%1,492
Older Millennial29%35%18%17%< 1%1,921
Generation X37%34%16%14%1%3,205
Baby Boomer42%34%13%11%1%5,581
Silent52%28%10%9%1%2,458
Greatest58%24%9%9%1%257
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