Generational cohort among adults who say religion is not too important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is not too important by generational group

% of adults who say religion is not too important who are…

Religious traditionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Catholic19%11%30%31%8%1%563
Evangelical Protestant12%12%32%32%10%1%173
Jewish19%14%18%37%10%3%165
Mainline Protestant11%12%26%35%14%2%591
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")26%23%27%20%4%< 1%1,894
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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