Racial and ethnic composition among adults in the West by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults in the West by race/ethnicity

% of adults in the West who identify as…

Importance of religion in one's lifeWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Very important50%6%6%32%5%3,868
Somewhat important54%4%11%27%5%2,036
Not too important66%2%14%15%4%1,084
Not at all important71%2%10%12%5%1,295
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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