Importance of religion in one's life among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by importance of religion

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Catholic70%26%3%1%< 1%4,775
Evangelical Protestant85%13%1%1%1%7,594
Historically Black Protestant89%9%1%1%< 1%1,694
Jehovah's Witness93%6%< 1%< 1%1%221
Jewish72%20%6%1%< 1%277
Mainline Protestant70%26%3%1%1%3,989
Mormon89%10%1%< 1%< 1%576
Muslim73%20%4%2%1%192
Orthodox Christian74%17%6%3%< 1%113
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")36%34%14%14%2%1,805
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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