Parent of children under 18 among adults who say religion is not at all important by frequency of prayer (2014) Switch to: Frequency of prayer among adults who say religion is not at all important by parental status

% of adults who say religion is not at all important who are…

Frequency of prayerParentsNon-parentsSample size
At least daily22%78%347
Weekly24%76%161
Monthly18%82%113
Seldom/never23%77%3,310
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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