Importance of religion in one's life among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by importance of religion

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama80%13%5%2%< 1%232
Alaska45%24%11%18%1%159
Arizona57%21%11%11%1%349
Arkansas72%17%2%8%1%141
California51%23%11%14%1%1,849
Colorado52%27%8%13%< 1%251
Connecticut50%24%13%12%1%169
Delaware55%28%6%9%2%117
District of Columbia58%13%12%15%1%133
Florida58%21%9%12%1%960
Georgia63%20%9%8%1%470
Hawaii53%25%6%14%2%159
Idaho55%22%9%14%< 1%156
Illinois53%24%11%12%< 1%588
Indiana61%18%10%11%1%294
Iowa59%18%12%11%< 1%140
Kansas54%28%9%8%< 1%133
Kentucky58%25%7%10%< 1%193
Louisiana69%18%6%8%< 1%206
Maine45%20%17%18%< 1%127
Maryland57%19%14%10%< 1%292
Massachusetts38%25%12%24%1%336
Michigan56%21%10%12%1%430
Minnesota50%24%12%14%1%265
Mississippi77%14%6%4%< 1%141
Missouri60%24%8%6%1%299
Montana49%15%16%18%2%152
Nebraska65%17%9%8%2%128
Nevada46%29%11%13%1%165
New Hampshire42%18%22%18%1%139
New Jersey57%21%8%11%2%387
New Mexico64%19%4%12%1%161
New York48%24%12%14%1%928
North Carolina66%17%8%9%< 1%473
North Dakota60%18%13%8%1%148
Ohio61%19%9%11%1%504
Oklahoma69%17%3%11%< 1%175
Oregon49%21%10%19%2%220
Pennsylvania57%21%10%11%1%621
Rhode Island49%19%16%16%< 1%115
South Carolina69%15%8%6%1%239
South Dakota58%21%9%13%< 1%147
Tennessee74%15%4%6%1%324
Texas66%20%6%8%< 1%1,226
Utah61%16%12%9%2%165
Vermont40%23%14%21%2%159
Virginia65%16%10%9%< 1%442
Washington50%21%15%14%< 1%359
West Virginia71%16%6%3%3%141
Wisconsin51%27%9%12%1%255
Wyoming56%23%11%10%< 1%152
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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