Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by importance of religion

% of adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases who say religion is…

Generational cohortVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial58%26%8%8%< 1%1,398
Older Millennial64%23%8%5%1%1,631
Generation X73%17%5%4%1%2,919
Baby Boomer78%16%3%2%< 1%5,186
Silent83%12%3%2%1%2,638
Greatest88%8%2%1%1%256
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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