Age distribution among adults who say religion is somewhat important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is somewhat important by age group

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

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Arizona28%33%24%15%146
California28%36%22%14%893
Colorado28%40%21%10%133
Florida22%31%24%22%484
Georgia28%36%26%10%185
Illinois27%34%27%13%319
Indiana24%36%28%11%141
Maryland18%46%26%11%162
Massachusetts20%31%36%13%186
Michigan25%31%28%16%244
Minnesota25%33%26%16%152
Missouri26%34%27%13%153
New Jersey22%41%23%14%237
New York24%33%29%15%526
North Carolina27%34%21%18%204
Ohio17%40%29%14%268
Pennsylvania23%32%27%18%335
Tennessee28%38%22%12%111
Texas35%36%19%10%539
Virginia32%36%19%14%193
Washington22%33%32%14%163
Wisconsin16%34%36%13%177
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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