Gender composition among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by gender

% of adults who believe in God and are fairly certain who are…

Importance of religion in one's lifeMenWomenSample size
Very important49%51%1,778
Somewhat important53%47%3,172
Not too important54%46%1,313
Not at all important52%48%484
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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