Educational distribution among adults in the Midwest by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults in the Midwest by educational group

% of adults in the Midwest who have completed…

Importance of religion in one's lifeHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Very important42%32%16%9%4,056
Somewhat important44%32%16%8%1,860
Not too important33%39%18%10%786
Not at all important35%32%19%13%705
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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