Parent of children under 18 among who do not believe in Heaven by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among who do not believe in Heaven by parental status

% of who do not believe in Heaven who are…

Importance of religion in one's lifeParentsNon-parentsSample size
Very important30%70%1,302
Somewhat important28%72%1,586
Not too important22%78%1,895
Not at all important22%78%3,107
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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