Importance of religion in one's life among adults who attend services seldom or never by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who attend services seldom or never by importance of religion

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

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist25%29%21%22%3%107
Catholic31%40%20%9%< 1%1,326
Evangelical Protestant54%34%8%4%1%995
Historically Black Protestant65%26%5%4%< 1%181
Jewish13%30%33%24%1%270
Mainline Protestant28%41%23%7%1%1,340
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")7%17%26%50%1%5,580
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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