Educational distribution among Non-Christians by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among Non-Christians by educational group

% of Non-Christians who have completed…

Importance of religion in one's lifeHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Very important47%27%14%12%1,659
Somewhat important40%30%18%13%2,284
Not too important29%35%21%14%2,357
Not at all important31%31%22%16%3,545
Don't know29%42%22%8%125
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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