Importance of religion in one's life among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by importance of religion

% of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who say religion is…

Educational distributionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
High school or less62%28%6%3%< 1%143
Some college60%33%7%< 1%< 1%179
College47%45%7%< 1%< 1%186
Post-graduate degree57%31%12%< 1%< 1%128
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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