Age distribution among adults who say religion is somewhat important by frequency of prayer (2014) Switch to: Frequency of prayer among adults who say religion is somewhat important by age group

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who are ages…

Frequency of prayer18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
At least daily22%37%26%15%2,921
Weekly26%35%26%13%2,379
Monthly27%36%25%12%1,014
Seldom/never32%32%22%14%1,778
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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