Importance of religion in one's life among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by importance of religion

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist42%32%10%13%4%168
Catholic66%26%6%2%< 1%3,061
Evangelical Protestant83%13%2%1%1%4,247
Historically Black Protestant87%11%1%1%< 1%812
Jehovah's Witness95%4%< 1%< 1%< 1%160
Jewish44%35%14%7%< 1%362
Mainline Protestant60%29%8%2%1%2,762
Mormon87%11%1%1%< 1%337
Muslim62%29%5%2%1%129
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")14%21%24%40%1%3,631
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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