Age distribution among adults who say religion is somewhat important by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say religion is somewhat important by age group

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who are ages…

Religious denomination18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
American Baptist Churches USA29%31%29%11%111
Churches of Christ32%39%16%13%105
Episcopal Church11%36%27%26%169
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)20%31%27%21%186
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)22%37%26%15%156
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod12%35%27%26%122
Nothing in particular (religion important)34%37%22%7%1,247
Presbyterian Church (USA)9%29%25%37%124
Southern Baptist Convention18%28%30%24%291
United Methodist Church11%31%29%29%477
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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