Importance of religion in one's life among liberals by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among liberals by importance of religion

% of liberals who say religion is…

Religious denominationVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Episcopal Church48%36%12%3%1%143
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)48%38%12%2%< 1%149
National Baptist Convention92%7%< 1%1%< 1%109
Nothing in particular (religion important)39%61%< 1%< 1%< 1%539
Nothing in particular (religion not important)< 1%< 1%45%54%2%1,199
Presbyterian Church (USA)61%27%12%< 1%< 1%103
Southern Baptist Convention63%30%6%1%< 1%148
Unitarian27%39%25%7%1%120
United Methodist Church47%39%11%3%< 1%243
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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