Gender composition 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 gender

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

Religious denominationMenWomenSample size
American Baptist Churches USA45%55%115
Churches of Christ44%56%106
Episcopal Church45%55%173
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)47%53%194
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)46%54%158
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod60%40%123
Nothing in particular (religion important)52%48%1,262
Presbyterian Church (USA)50%50%130
Southern Baptist Convention62%38%291
United Methodist Church49%51%481
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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