Educational distribution among adults in Generation X by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults in Generation X by educational group

% of adults in Generation X who have completed…

Importance of religion in one's lifeHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Very important41%31%17%11%3,663
Somewhat important37%29%19%14%1,827
Not too important27%30%24%19%872
Not at all important28%29%24%19%876
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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