Gender composition among adults who say religion is somewhat important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is somewhat important by gender

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who are…

StateMenWomenSample size
Arizona55%45%146
California54%46%912
Colorado46%54%135
Connecticut56%44%106
Florida51%49%492
Georgia58%42%187
Illinois50%50%326
Indiana52%48%142
Maryland55%45%164
Massachusetts43%57%189
Michigan50%50%247
Minnesota47%53%153
Missouri50%50%157
New Jersey42%58%247
New York48%52%541
North Carolina56%44%205
Ohio52%48%269
Pennsylvania51%49%340
Tennessee45%55%112
Texas53%47%545
Virginia52%48%198
Washington53%47%165
Wisconsin60%40%178
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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