Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say religion is somewhat important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is somewhat important by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who identify as…

Religious traditionWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Catholic63%2%2%31%2%2,200
Evangelical Protestant78%5%3%10%5%1,375
Historically Black Protestant3%92%< 1%4%1%228
Jewish93%< 1%1%3%3%311
Mainline Protestant89%1%2%5%3%1,971
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")63%12%4%15%6%1,468
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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