Parent of children under 18 among adults who say religion is somewhat important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is somewhat important by parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Arizona30%70%146
California30%70%909
Colorado30%70%135
Connecticut29%71%104
Florida28%72%489
Georgia34%66%186
Illinois20%80%326
Indiana31%69%142
Maryland29%71%163
Massachusetts23%77%188
Michigan33%67%247
Minnesota23%77%153
Missouri31%69%156
New Jersey32%68%246
New York27%73%540
North Carolina28%72%205
Ohio30%70%269
Pennsylvania26%74%338
Tennessee32%68%112
Texas34%66%544
Virginia33%67%198
Washington26%74%164
Wisconsin31%69%178
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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