Religious tradition among adults who say religion is very important
% of adults who say religion is very important who are…
Survey year | Buddhist | Catholic | Evangelical Protestant | Hindu | Historically Black Protestant | Jehovah's Witness | Jewish | Mainline Protestant | Mormon | Muslim | Orthodox Christian | Other Christian | Other Faiths | Other World Religions | Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | < 1% | 23% | 38% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 15% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 18,725 |
2007 | < 1% | 24% | 37% | < 1% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 17% | 2% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 4% | < 1% | 20,547 |
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Demographic✭Information
Age distribution among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who are ages…
Religious tradition | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 13% | 33% | 29% | 25% | 4,122 |
Evangelical Protestant | 16% | 33% | 30% | 21% | 6,752 |
Historically Black Protestant | 18% | 36% | 30% | 16% | 1,600 |
Jehovah's Witness | 16% | 31% | 30% | 23% | 217 |
Jewish | 23% | 30% | 27% | 20% | 267 |
Mainline Protestant | 13% | 26% | 31% | 30% | 3,233 |
Mormon | 21% | 40% | 22% | 17% | 547 |
Muslim | 51% | 34% | 11% | 5% | 152 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 25% | 40% | 25% | 10% | 801 |
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Generational cohort among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who are…
Religious tradition | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 8% | 10% | 29% | 35% | 17% | 2% | 4,122 |
Evangelical Protestant | 10% | 12% | 27% | 35% | 14% | 1% | 6,752 |
Historically Black Protestant | 11% | 13% | 30% | 35% | 10% | 1% | 1,600 |
Jehovah's Witness | 11% | 10% | 26% | 36% | 17% | 1% | 217 |
Jewish | 11% | 15% | 27% | 32% | 11% | 3% | 267 |
Mainline Protestant | 9% | 9% | 22% | 38% | 20% | 3% | 3,233 |
Mormon | 13% | 16% | 31% | 27% | 11% | 1% | 547 |
Muslim | 34% | 21% | 30% | 12% | 4% | < 1% | 152 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 14% | 20% | 32% | 28% | 6% | < 1% | 801 |
Gender composition among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who are…
Religious tradition | Men | Women | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 42% | 58% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 43% | 57% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 40% | 60% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 34% | 66% | 224 |
Jewish | 51% | 49% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 39% | 61% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 45% | 55% | 559 |
Muslim | 66% | 34% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 51% | 49% | 826 |
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who identify as…
Religious tradition | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 54% | 4% | 3% | 38% | 2% | 4,162 |
Evangelical Protestant | 75% | 7% | 2% | 12% | 5% | 6,803 |
Historically Black Protestant | 2% | 95% | < 1% | 3% | 1% | 1,638 |
Jehovah's Witness | 36% | 25% | 1% | 33% | 6% | 221 |
Jewish | 85% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 275 |
Mainline Protestant | 84% | 5% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 3,262 |
Mormon | 85% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 552 |
Muslim | 30% | 40% | 24% | 3% | 4% | 151 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 44% | 24% | 3% | 24% | 5% | 800 |
Immigrant status among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who are…
Religious tradition | Immigrants | Second generation | Third generation or higher | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 32% | 14% | 54% | 4,174 |
Evangelical Protestant | 9% | 7% | 84% | 6,816 |
Historically Black Protestant | 7% | 3% | 90% | 1,604 |
Jehovah's Witness | 26% | 8% | 66% | 222 |
Jewish | 15% | 22% | 63% | 276 |
Mainline Protestant | 7% | 6% | 87% | 3,283 |
Mormon | 8% | 6% | 86% | 553 |
Muslim | 63% | 14% | 22% | 147 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 21% | 7% | 72% | 804 |
Income distribution among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who have a household income of…
Religious tradition | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 40% | 19% | 24% | 17% | 3,497 |
Evangelical Protestant | 35% | 22% | 29% | 14% | 5,938 |
Historically Black Protestant | 53% | 22% | 17% | 7% | 1,460 |
Jehovah's Witness | 46% | 26% | 24% | 4% | 189 |
Jewish | 24% | 14% | 22% | 40% | 230 |
Mainline Protestant | 32% | 21% | 27% | 20% | 2,782 |
Mormon | 28% | 19% | 34% | 20% | 496 |
Muslim | 36% | 23% | 28% | 13% | 131 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 54% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 704 |
Educational distribution among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who have completed…
Religious tradition | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 49% | 26% | 15% | 10% | 4,196 |
Evangelical Protestant | 43% | 35% | 14% | 8% | 6,863 |
Historically Black Protestant | 53% | 32% | 9% | 6% | 1,631 |
Jehovah's Witness | 62% | 26% | 9% | 3% | 220 |
Jewish | 24% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 277 |
Mainline Protestant | 38% | 32% | 18% | 13% | 3,297 |
Mormon | 24% | 40% | 25% | 11% | 557 |
Muslim | 40% | 24% | 22% | 13% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 59% | 28% | 10% | 3% | 821 |
Marital status among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who are…
Religious tradition | Married | Living with a partner | Divorced/separated | Widowed | Never married | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 55% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 17% | 4,203 |
Evangelical Protestant | 58% | 4% | 14% | 8% | 16% | 6,879 |
Historically Black Protestant | 31% | 5% | 20% | 9% | 35% | 1,634 |
Jehovah's Witness | 54% | 4% | 13% | 8% | 21% | 223 |
Jewish | 65% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 19% | 277 |
Mainline Protestant | 56% | 4% | 13% | 11% | 15% | 3,295 |
Mormon | 69% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 18% | 556 |
Muslim | 42% | 4% | 9% | < 1% | 45% | 153 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 38% | 9% | 15% | 5% | 32% | 817 |
Parent of children under 18 among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who are…
Religious tradition | Parents | Non-parents | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 32% | 68% | 4,200 |
Evangelical Protestant | 31% | 69% | 6,877 |
Historically Black Protestant | 30% | 70% | 1,633 |
Jehovah's Witness | 27% | 73% | 223 |
Jewish | 38% | 62% | 277 |
Mainline Protestant | 25% | 75% | 3,304 |
Mormon | 41% | 59% | 557 |
Muslim | 40% | 60% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 34% | 66% | 824 |
Beliefs✭and✭Practices
Belief in God among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say they…
Religious tradition | Believe in God; absolutely certain | Believe in God; fairly certain | Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | Believe in God; don't know | Do not believe in God | Other/don't know if they believe in God | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 79% | 18% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 94% | 5% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 93% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 93% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 1% | 224 |
Jewish | 75% | 18% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 87% | 11% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 92% | 7% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 95% | 4% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 75% | 15% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 826 |
Attendance at religious services among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who attend religious services…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month/a few times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 57% | 31% | 11% | 1% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 68% | 23% | 8% | 1% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 59% | 33% | 8% | < 1% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 91% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 224 |
Jewish | 47% | 41% | 12% | < 1% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 53% | 34% | 13% | 1% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 87% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 63% | 26% | 9% | 2% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 23% | 37% | 39% | 1% | 826 |
Frequency of prayer among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who pray…
Religious tradition | At least daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 77% | 16% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 87% | 10% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 84% | 10% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 93% | 5% | 1% | < 1% | 1% | 224 |
Jewish | 62% | 16% | 10% | 10% | 2% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 77% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 93% | 5% | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 86% | 9% | 2% | 3% | < 1% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 67% | 15% | 4% | 12% | 1% | 826 |
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who attend prayer group…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 25% | 12% | 12% | 50% | 1% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 52% | 14% | 9% | 24% | 1% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 50% | 14% | 9% | 26% | 1% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 89% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 224 |
Jewish | 40% | 13% | 15% | 31% | 1% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 32% | 14% | 11% | 41% | 1% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 81% | 7% | 3% | 9% | < 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 48% | 12% | 16% | 24% | 1% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 24% | 10% | 8% | 57% | < 1% | 826 |
Frequency of meditation among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who meditate…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 52% | 9% | 4% | 33% | 2% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 54% | 6% | 2% | 35% | 2% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 58% | 9% | 3% | 28% | 2% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 80% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 4% | 224 |
Jewish | 39% | 7% | 4% | 45% | 5% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 48% | 9% | 4% | 38% | 2% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 65% | 9% | 1% | 23% | 2% | 559 |
Muslim | 41% | 7% | 8% | 35% | 9% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 48% | 9% | 2% | 39% | 2% | 826 |
Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 71% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 1% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 82% | 9% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 77% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 87% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 224 |
Jewish | 63% | 14% | 12% | 11% | < 1% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 72% | 14% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 88% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 75% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 64% | 12% | 8% | 14% | 3% | 826 |
Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 48% | 14% | 13% | 23% | 2% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 50% | 16% | 10% | 22% | 2% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 42% | 16% | 11% | 29% | 2% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 65% | 12% | 4% | 15% | 5% | 224 |
Jewish | 53% | 16% | 10% | 21% | < 1% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 48% | 16% | 12% | 22% | 2% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 51% | 24% | 12% | 13% | < 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 55% | 18% | 5% | 20% | 3% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 52% | 13% | 7% | 26% | 1% | 826 |
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Religious tradition | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 43% | 8% | 39% | 8% | 3% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 70% | 3% | 22% | 2% | 2% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 53% | 5% | 37% | 3% | 2% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 82% | < 1% | 11% | 2% | 5% | 224 |
Jewish | 40% | 11% | 37% | 7% | 4% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 47% | 7% | 39% | 4% | 3% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 73% | 1% | 18% | 3% | 4% | 559 |
Muslim | 51% | 5% | 34% | 7% | 3% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 31% | 13% | 45% | 6% | 4% | 826 |
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say…
Religious tradition | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 33% | 63% | 1% | 2% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 54% | 43% | 2% | 1% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 30% | 68% | 1% | 1% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 60% | 36% | 2% | 2% | 224 |
Jewish | 29% | 66% | 4% | 1% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 37% | 61% | 2% | 1% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 63% | 34% | 2% | < 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 19% | 78% | 1% | 2% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 28% | 66% | 3% | 3% | 826 |
Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who read scripture…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 37% | 14% | 11% | 37% | 1% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 73% | 11% | 5% | 10% | 1% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 66% | 14% | 7% | 13% | 1% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 93% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 224 |
Jewish | 41% | 14% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 50% | 15% | 11% | 24% | 1% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 86% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 62% | 15% | 8% | 13% | 1% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 41% | 14% | 8% | 37% | 1% | 826 |
Interpreting scripture among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say the holy scripture is…
Religious tradition | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 35% | 39% | 4% | 14% | 8% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 63% | 25% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 65% | 21% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 47% | 40% | 8% | 1% | 4% | 224 |
Jewish | 24% | 37% | 4% | 25% | 11% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 36% | 38% | 4% | 13% | 9% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 37% | 54% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 559 |
Muslim | 54% | 26% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 38% | 24% | 3% | 25% | 10% | 826 |
Belief in Heaven among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who …in heaven
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 91% | 5% | 4% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 89% | 5% | 7% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 95% | 3% | 3% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 50% | 37% | 12% | 224 |
Jewish | 61% | 29% | 10% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 88% | 6% | 7% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 98% | 1% | 1% | 559 |
Muslim | 95% | 2% | 2% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 77% | 16% | 7% | 826 |
Belief in Hell among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who …in hell
Religious tradition | Believe | Don't believe | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 71% | 21% | 8% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 85% | 8% | 7% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 84% | 10% | 6% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 7% | 90% | 3% | 224 |
Jewish | 40% | 51% | 9% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 68% | 21% | 11% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 63% | 30% | 7% | 559 |
Muslim | 81% | 14% | 5% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 60% | 32% | 8% | 826 |
Social✭and✭Political✭Views
Party affiliation among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who identify as…
Religious tradition | Republican/lean Rep. | No lean | Democrat/lean Dem. | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 38% | 20% | 43% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 58% | 16% | 26% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 10% | 9% | 81% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 7% | 78% | 15% | 224 |
Jewish | 38% | 14% | 47% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 47% | 15% | 39% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 74% | 11% | 15% | 559 |
Muslim | 16% | 25% | 60% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 24% | 28% | 48% | 826 |
Political ideology among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who are…
Religious tradition | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 43% | 32% | 19% | 5% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 59% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 38% | 33% | 23% | 6% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 19% | 17% | 10% | 54% | 224 |
Jewish | 37% | 32% | 27% | 4% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 43% | 35% | 16% | 6% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 66% | 25% | 6% | 3% | 559 |
Muslim | 28% | 41% | 25% | 7% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 31% | 30% | 28% | 11% | 826 |
Views about size of government among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who would rather have…
Religious tradition | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 46% | 48% | 3% | 3% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 64% | 29% | 3% | 4% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 22% | 71% | 3% | 4% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 31% | 50% | 3% | 15% | 224 |
Jewish | 42% | 52% | 4% | 2% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 58% | 34% | 4% | 4% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 78% | 19% | 1% | 2% | 559 |
Muslim | 16% | 78% | 3% | 2% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 39% | 53% | 4% | 4% | 826 |
Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say government aid to the poor…
Religious tradition | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 46% | 48% | 4% | 2% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 57% | 37% | 4% | 2% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 27% | 67% | 4% | 2% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 29% | 61% | 6% | 4% | 224 |
Jewish | 38% | 55% | 2% | 5% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 48% | 45% | 5% | 3% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 68% | 27% | 3% | 2% | 559 |
Muslim | 28% | 66% | 4% | 2% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 37% | 56% | 4% | 3% | 826 |
Views about abortion among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say abortion should be…
Religious tradition | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 36% | 59% | 5% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 27% | 70% | 4% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 49% | 45% | 6% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 15% | 77% | 8% | 224 |
Jewish | 66% | 30% | 4% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 50% | 45% | 5% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 21% | 77% | 2% | 559 |
Muslim | 44% | 47% | 9% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 43% | 49% | 8% | 826 |
Views about homosexuality among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say homosexuality…
Religious tradition | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 63% | 28% | 5% | 5% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 30% | 62% | 5% | 4% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 48% | 43% | 6% | 4% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 11% | 81% | 4% | 4% | 224 |
Jewish | 61% | 34% | 4% | 1% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 57% | 34% | 6% | 4% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 29% | 64% | 5% | 3% | 559 |
Muslim | 33% | 60% | 4% | 4% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 58% | 33% | 4% | 5% | 826 |
Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who …same-sex marriage
Religious tradition | Strongly favor/favor | Oppose/strongly oppose | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 48% | 42% | 10% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 22% | 71% | 7% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 36% | 56% | 8% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 11% | 78% | 11% | 224 |
Jewish | 56% | 38% | 7% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 47% | 43% | 9% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 19% | 75% | 6% | 559 |
Muslim | 28% | 68% | 5% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 47% | 41% | 11% | 826 |
Views about environmental regulation among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say…
Religious tradition | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 40% | 54% | 2% | 4% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 50% | 43% | 3% | 4% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 36% | 57% | 2% | 4% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 33% | 53% | 4% | 10% | 224 |
Jewish | 34% | 61% | 1% | 3% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 40% | 54% | 3% | 3% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 55% | 40% | 4% | 2% | 559 |
Muslim | 30% | 65% | 4% | 1% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 38% | 54% | 3% | 5% | 826 |
Views about human evolution among adults who say religion is very important by religious group
% of adults who say religion is very important who say humans…
Religious tradition | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 21% | 34% | 4% | 35% | 6% | 4,220 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7% | 23% | 2% | 63% | 5% | 6,904 |
Historically Black Protestant | 13% | 30% | 3% | 48% | 5% | 1,641 |
Jehovah's Witness | 2% | 14% | < 1% | 78% | 5% | 224 |
Jewish | 26% | 31% | 7% | 30% | 7% | 279 |
Mainline Protestant | 15% | 34% | 5% | 39% | 6% | 3,317 |
Mormon | 5% | 29% | 1% | 58% | 7% | 559 |
Muslim | 19% | 25% | 2% | 49% | 5% | 154 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 23% | 30% | 5% | 37% | 5% | 826 |