Parent of children under 18 among adults who say religion is somewhat important by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who say religion is somewhat important by parental status

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who are…

Generational cohortParentsNon-parentsSample size
Younger Millennial13%87%931
Older Millennial43%57%1,106
Generation X58%42%1,830
Baby Boomer13%87%3,080
Silent1%99%1,110
Greatest3%97%101
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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