Importance of religion in one's life among Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally by importance of religion

% of Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally who say religion is…

Religious familyVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.)91%8%1%< 1%< 1%1,903
Holiness Family (Evangelical Trad.)88%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%150
Lutheran Family (Evangelical Trad.)86%10%3%< 1%< 1%265
Nondenominational Family (Evangelical Trad.)93%6%1%1%1%799
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Evangelical Trad.)91%7%1%1%< 1%218
Pentecostal Family (Evangelical Trad.)92%6%1%< 1%1%765
Presbyterian Family (Evangelical Trad.)89%8%2%1%< 1%110
Restorationist Family (Evangelical Trad.)86%13%1%1%< 1%271
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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