Percentages read down for each group
Religious preference
Importance of religion in own life
Total
Have a preference
No religion
At least somewhat
Not too much
By gender:
Men
48%
47%
59%*
45%
68%*
Women
52
53*
41
55*
32
By age:
18-29
22
21
33*
30*
30-49
39
38
47*
50-64
22*
12
14
65+
16
17*
5
13
By education:
HS graduate or less
48
49
45
50*
Some college or more
51
50
54
61*
By race/ethnicity:
White
69
71*
62
68
77*
Black
11
12*
6
Latino
9
14*
Asian
2
7*
By importance of religion in own life:
Most/very important
67*
15
73*
0
Somewhat important
23
27*
Not too important
10
100*
By party id:
Republican
27
17
Independent
20
19
29*
28*
Democrat
25
31
35
By political ideology:
Liberal
26*
Moderate
26
Conservative
23*
7
24*
* = P<0.05
Source: NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government, May 27-August 2, 2004.
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