Importance of religion in one's life among 30-49 year olds by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among 30-49 year olds by importance of religion
% of 30-49 year olds who say religion is…
| Religious denomination | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemblies of God | 82% | 16% | 1% | < 1% | 2% | 107 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 83% | 12% | 4% | 1% | < 1% | 216 |
| Churches of Christ | 69% | 29% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 117 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 48% | 39% | 11% | 2% | < 1% | 123 |
| Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 73% | 24% | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 214 |
| National Baptist Convention | 91% | 8% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 104 |
| Nondenominational evangelical | 87% | 12% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 223 |
| Nothing in particular (religion important) | 41% | 59% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 656 |
| Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | < 1% | 50% | 48% | 2% | 895 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 80% | 18% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 383 |
| United Methodist Church | 57% | 33% | 7% | 3% | < 1% | 320 |
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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