Importance of religion in one's life among third generation immigrants or higher by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among third generation immigrants or higher by importance of religion

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist34%35%17%10%3%163
Catholic54%34%9%2%< 1%4,670
Evangelical Protestant79%18%2%1%< 1%7,359
Historically Black Protestant86%12%1%1%< 1%1,697
Jehovah's Witness89%9%1%< 1%1%170
Jewish33%36%21%9%< 1%567
Mainline Protestant53%34%10%2%1%5,296
Mormon83%12%4%1%< 1%572
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")12%22%26%39%1%5,780
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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