Generational cohort among adults who say religion is very important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is very important by generational group

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

Religious traditionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Catholic8%10%29%35%17%2%4,122
Evangelical Protestant10%12%27%35%14%1%6,752
Historically Black Protestant11%13%30%35%10%1%1,600
Jehovah's Witness11%10%26%36%17%1%217
Jewish11%15%27%32%11%3%267
Mainline Protestant9%9%22%38%20%3%3,233
Mormon13%16%31%27%11%1%547
Muslim34%21%30%12%4%< 1%152
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")14%20%32%28%6%< 1%801
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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