Importance of religion in one's life among adults who pray daily by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who pray daily by importance of religion

% of adults who pray daily who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist51%35%4%8%3%110
Catholic76%21%2%< 1%< 1%4,335
Evangelical Protestant88%10%1%1%1%6,852
Hindu34%59%3%4%< 1%102
Historically Black Protestant89%9%1%1%< 1%1,538
Jehovah's Witness94%6%< 1%< 1%1%221
Jewish75%19%4%1%< 1%213
Mainline Protestant76%20%2%1%1%3,342
Mormon91%8%1%< 1%< 1%571
Muslim80%15%2%2%1%164
Orthodox Christian74%23%3%< 1%< 1%100
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")44%31%13%11%2%1,333
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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