Generational cohort among adults who say religion is somewhat important by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say religion is somewhat important by generational group

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

Racial and ethnic compositionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
White12%13%28%35%11%1%6,033
Black24%24%29%20%4%< 1%512
Asian25%24%30%18%3%1%278
Latino29%20%30%19%3%< 1%925
Other/Mixed22%23%23%28%4%< 1%338
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

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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