Importance of religion in one's life among Mainline Protestants who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by importance of religion

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

Religious denominationVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA64%34%2%< 1%< 1%210
Episcopal Church42%40%13%4%1%249
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)48%42%8%2%< 1%317
Presbyterian Church (USA)45%45%6%2%2%165
United Church of Christ58%29%12%1%1%119
United Methodist Church43%44%10%2%< 1%745
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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