The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Religion an Important Part of Life 1980-2016
| '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '08 | '12 | '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 75 (1052) |
** | 79 (1515) |
79 (841) |
78 (1370) |
79 (1550) |
78 (1802) |
77 (1355) |
78 (1335) |
77 (981) |
76 (1372) |
75 (1135) |
77 (929) |
71 (1653) |
67 (3947) |
65 (2762) |
| No | 25 (346) |
** | 21 (396) |
21 (230) |
22 (390) |
21 (408) |
22 (494) |
23 (407) |
22 (372) |
23 (289) |
24 (428) |
25 (370) |
23 (273) |
29 (659) |
33 (1933) |
35 (1482) |
| N | 1398 | 0 | 1911 | 1071 | 1760 | 1958 | 2296 | 1762 | 1707 | 1270 | 1800 | 1505 | 1202 | 2312 | 5880 | 4244 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 1B.3.
Question Text:
"Do you consider religion to be an important part of your life, or not?"
Note:
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.
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