Importance of religion in one's life among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by importance of religion

% of adults with a household income of less than $30,000 who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama81%9%4%6%1%150
Arizona49%25%14%12%< 1%173
Arkansas72%13%9%6%< 1%106
California57%25%10%8%1%941
Florida60%23%9%8%< 1%523
Georgia67%21%5%6%1%263
Illinois57%23%10%9%1%324
Indiana52%28%12%8%< 1%186
Kentucky59%28%9%3%< 1%153
Louisiana77%13%4%6%< 1%157
Massachusetts47%26%11%14%2%141
Michigan49%27%10%12%2%283
Minnesota47%29%7%15%2%108
Mississippi73%15%7%2%2%109
Missouri61%23%7%9%< 1%191
New Jersey71%21%5%3%< 1%170
New York51%29%9%11%< 1%469
North Carolina66%22%8%4%< 1%264
Ohio52%27%7%13%1%353
Oklahoma63%25%3%8%1%119
Oregon49%25%14%12%1%110
Pennsylvania54%24%9%12%1%357
South Carolina72%12%9%5%1%134
Tennessee73%19%3%5%1%179
Texas66%24%5%5%< 1%706
Virginia62%21%10%7%< 1%146
Washington51%23%12%13%1%184
West Virginia67%17%9%5%2%104
Wisconsin48%30%11%8%2%141
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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