Importance of religion in one's life among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by importance of religion

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say religion is…

Generational cohortVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial38%30%16%17%< 1%1,662
Older Millennial46%27%13%14%1%1,894
Generation X53%24%10%11%1%2,892
Baby Boomer59%23%9%9%< 1%4,649
Silent65%18%7%9%1%1,839
Greatest73%10%7%9%1%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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