Toplines - Religion - April 13-14, 2008

Religion

Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted April 13-14, 2008

1* In terms of its impact on your life, how important is faith and religion?

59% Very important

21% Somewhat important

10% Not very important

8% Not at all important

1% Not sure

2* In a typical week, how often do you pray?

28% Several times a day

30% Every day or nearly every day

13% Several times a week

9% About once a week

17% Rarely or never

3% Not sure

3* In a typical week, how often do you read the Bible?

6% Several times a day

13% Every day or nearly every day

12% Several times a week

18% About once a week

49% Rarely or never

2% Not sure

4* Which of the following best describes your faith or religious affiliation?

21% Evangelical Christian

24% Protestant

23% Catholic

2% Jewish

0% Muslim

5% Atheist

22% Other

3% Not sure

5* How often do you attend your Church, Synagogue, or Mosque?

29% Rarely or never

19% Occasionally

3% About once a month

7% Two or three times a month

27% Every week, or nearly every week

12% More than once a week

0% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence