Importance of religion in one's life among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by importance of religion

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who say religion is…

Metro areaVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area32%33%17%17%1%257
Baltimore Metro Area32%26%19%23%< 1%159
Boston Metro Area22%31%19%27%1%380
Chicago Metro Area30%34%20%15%< 1%568
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area40%33%12%14%1%320
Detroit Metro Area28%38%15%18%1%223
Houston Metro Area36%31%16%17%< 1%260
Los Angeles Metro Area28%33%19%20%1%669
Miami Metro Area34%30%16%19%1%281
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area21%32%24%23%1%224
New York City Metro Area31%33%16%19%1%1,165
Philadelphia Metro Area27%31%22%20%< 1%473
Phoenix Metro Area30%33%19%18%1%242
Pittsburgh Metro Area35%33%15%17%< 1%172
Providence Metro Area27%38%18%18%< 1%248
Riverside, CA Metro Area27%34%17%21%1%205
San Diego Metro Area27%30%18%25%< 1%199
San Francisco Metro Area19%26%28%26%1%365
Seattle Metro Area18%23%28%31%< 1%224
St. Louis Metro Area42%30%14%14%< 1%180
Tampa Metro Area30%33%18%20%1%202
Washington, DC Metro Area31%30%18%22%1%589
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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