Immigrant status among adults who say religion is somewhat important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is somewhat important by immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Arizona17%8%75%146
California32%20%48%901
Colorado13%13%73%134
Connecticut15%13%73%102
Florida18%14%68%484
Georgia14%7%79%185
Illinois13%12%75%323
Indiana4%5%91%142
Maryland10%10%80%161
Massachusetts13%17%70%187
Michigan7%10%84%245
Minnesota2%2%95%153
Missouri3%3%94%154
New Jersey21%15%64%241
New York19%15%66%532
North Carolina8%6%86%201
Ohio5%9%85%265
Pennsylvania6%6%88%332
Tennessee8%7%85%110
Texas21%17%63%539
Virginia13%13%74%197
Washington13%14%73%164
Wisconsin1%9%89%177
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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