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

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist20%41%21%17%2%160
Catholic45%40%12%3%< 1%4,669
Evangelical Protestant58%35%5%2%< 1%2,790
Hindu18%50%23%9%< 1%119
Historically Black Protestant70%25%3%2%< 1%572
Jewish18%40%28%14%< 1%548
Mainline Protestant36%45%15%3%1%3,642
Mormon41%38%16%5%< 1%116
Orthodox Christian36%43%17%3%< 1%109
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")8%20%27%43%1%6,810
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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