Parent of children under 18 among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama29%71%396
Alaska31%69%124
Arizona27%73%334
Arkansas35%65%217
California35%65%1,659
Colorado34%66%228
Connecticut24%76%155
Delaware37%63%147
District of Columbia25%75%138
Florida28%72%1,054
Georgia32%68%624
Hawaii34%66%134
Idaho28%72%166
Illinois32%68%694
Indiana27%73%379
Iowa35%65%184
Kansas36%64%164
Kentucky29%71%289
Louisiana35%65%326
Maine27%73%108
Maryland22%78%325
Massachusetts25%75%250
Michigan27%73%510
Minnesota30%70%281
Mississippi30%70%232
Missouri33%67%353
Montana21%79%138
Nebraska30%70%179
Nevada29%71%132
New Hampshire23%77%106
New Jersey32%68%428
New Mexico35%65%169
New York28%72%879
North Carolina29%71%636
North Dakota27%73%197
Ohio30%70%670
Oklahoma29%71%251
Oregon32%68%173
Pennsylvania28%72%738
Rhode Island27%73%149
South Carolina30%70%345
South Dakota29%71%175
Tennessee35%65%475
Texas36%64%1,601
Utah38%62%191
Virginia28%72%500
Washington27%73%311
West Virginia21%79%197
Wisconsin31%69%276
Wyoming28%72%166
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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