Importance of religion in one's life among adults in Generation X by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among adults in Generation X by importance of religion

% of adults in Generation X who say religion is…

Political ideologyVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Conservative69%20%6%4%< 1%2,548
Moderate46%30%13%11%1%2,560
Liberal37%26%16%20%1%1,807
Don't know57%19%8%13%2%388
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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