Importance of religion in one's life among non-parents by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among non-parents by importance of religion

% of non-parents who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist32%39%16%10%3%217
Catholic56%32%9%3%< 1%5,411
Evangelical Protestant79%17%2%1%1%6,385
Hindu23%51%19%6%1%115
Historically Black Protestant86%12%1%1%< 1%1,421
Jehovah's Witness92%6%1%< 1%1%182
Jewish30%37%23%10%< 1%661
Mainline Protestant54%34%10%2%1%4,844
Mormon84%13%2%2%< 1%419
Muslim62%27%8%2%1%147
Orthodox Christian48%35%12%4%< 1%137
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")11%21%26%41%1%5,788
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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