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

% of married adults who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist35%38%20%6%< 1%103
Catholic62%30%7%1%< 1%3,810
Evangelical Protestant83%14%2%1%1%4,853
Hindu26%55%14%6%< 1%131
Historically Black Protestant87%11%1%1%< 1%626
Jehovah's Witness93%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%124
Jewish41%37%15%7%< 1%498
Mainline Protestant54%33%10%2%1%3,444
Mormon88%9%2%1%< 1%454
Muslim66%24%7%3%< 1%110
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")13%20%26%40%1%3,150
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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