Parent of children under 18 among adults who say religion is not at all important by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who say religion is not at all important by parental status

% of adults who say religion is not at all important who are…

RegionParentsNon-parentsSample size
Northeast22%78%910
South26%74%1,023
Midwest23%77%706
West20%80%1,311
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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