Region among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by region

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who are in…

Importance of religion in one's lifeNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Very important12%48%21%19%8,544
Somewhat important15%36%27%22%1,516
Not too important19%31%27%23%428
Not at all important28%29%22%22%322
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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