Parent of children under 18 among adults who pray weekly by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults who pray weekly by parental status

% of adults who pray weekly who are…

Importance of religion in one's lifeParentsNon-parentsSample size
Very important31%69%2,241
Somewhat important30%70%2,405
Not too important31%69%446
Not at all important24%76%161
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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