Importance of religion in one's life among Christians by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among Christians by importance of religion

% of Christians who say religion is…

Age distributionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
18-2960%31%7%2%< 1%3,053
30-4967%26%6%1%1%6,130
50-6470%24%5%2%< 1%7,833
65+74%19%5%1%1%7,504
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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