Importance of religion in one's life among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by importance of religion

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say religion is…

Religious denominationVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
African Methodist Episcopal Church89%11%1%< 1%< 1%105
American Baptist Churches USA82%17%< 1%1%< 1%379
Assemblies of God90%8%< 1%< 1%1%421
Church of God in Christ88%9%1%2%< 1%154
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints89%10%1%< 1%< 1%561
Churches of Christ82%16%1%1%< 1%414
Episcopal Church69%27%3%1%< 1%279
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)75%22%2%< 1%< 1%456
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)80%17%1%1%< 1%722
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)86%9%2%< 1%3%181
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod76%23%< 1%1%< 1%377
National Baptist Convention93%6%1%< 1%< 1%429
Nondenominational charismatic84%15%< 1%1%1%173
Nondenominational evangelical90%8%1%1%< 1%629
Nondenominational fundamentalist78%18%3%1%< 1%100
Nothing in particular (religion important)53%47%< 1%< 1%< 1%1,145
Nothing in particular (religion not important)< 1%< 1%48%47%6%525
Presbyterian Church (USA)78%18%1%1%1%294
Presbyterian Church in America77%23%< 1%< 1%< 1%119
Seventh-day Adventist86%12%2%< 1%< 1%149
Southern Baptist Convention86%13%1%< 1%< 1%1,663
United Church of Christ81%15%1%2%< 1%132
United Methodist Church76%22%1%< 1%1%1,165
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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