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

% of whites who have completed…

Importance of religion in one's lifeHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Very important39%33%17%11%12,406
Somewhat important38%32%19%11%6,101
Not too important31%33%22%14%2,979
Not at all important30%31%23%17%3,145
Don't know32%35%20%13%172
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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