Importance of religion in one's life among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by importance of religion

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Catholic83%16%1%< 1%< 1%2,203
Evangelical Protestant92%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%5,299
Historically Black Protestant95%4%< 1%< 1%< 1%929
Jehovah's Witness95%4%< 1%< 1%1%194
Jewish85%14%1%< 1%< 1%126
Mainline Protestant85%13%1%< 1%1%1,825
Mormon96%4%< 1%< 1%< 1%428
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")58%25%8%7%2%441
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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