Importance of religion in one's life among methodists in the Mainline Tradition by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among methodists in the Mainline Tradition by importance of religion

% of methodists in the Mainline Tradition who say religion is…

Marital statusVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Married60%30%7%2%1%1,044
Divorced/separated60%29%7%3%1%204
Widowed64%28%5%2%< 1%282
Never married48%42%10%1%< 1%152
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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