State among Non-Christians by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among Non-Christians by state

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Importance of religion in one's lifeAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingSample size
Very important1%< 1%2%1%11%2%1%< 1%< 1%7%3%1%< 1%3%2%< 1%1%1%1%< 1%2%2%3%1%1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%5%1%10%3%< 1%3%1%1%3%< 1%2%< 1%2%8%< 1%< 1%3%2%1%1%< 1%1,672
Somewhat important1%< 1%3%1%15%2%1%< 1%< 1%7%2%1%< 1%4%2%1%< 1%1%1%1%2%3%4%1%1%2%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%< 1%9%2%< 1%4%1%1%3%< 1%1%< 1%1%7%< 1%< 1%3%2%1%2%< 1%2,295
Not too important1%< 1%2%1%16%2%1%< 1%< 1%6%2%1%1%5%2%1%1%1%< 1%1%2%3%3%2%< 1%2%< 1%1%1%1%3%< 1%8%3%< 1%3%< 1%2%5%< 1%1%< 1%1%5%1%< 1%2%4%< 1%2%< 1%2,364
Not at all important1%< 1%2%< 1%16%2%1%< 1%< 1%6%2%< 1%1%4%2%1%1%1%1%1%2%4%3%2%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%1%1%2%1%9%2%< 1%3%1%2%4%< 1%1%< 1%1%5%1%< 1%2%3%< 1%2%< 1%3,556
Don't know2%< 1%1%< 1%9%3%1%1%< 1%7%1%< 1%< 1%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%4%2%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%1%4%2%13%2%< 1%3%< 1%4%1%< 1%2%< 1%1%3%5%< 1%3%2%1%2%< 1%136
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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