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I'm going to read you a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each things is to you personally, using the responses on this card (HAND CARD TO RESPONDENT). How about being financially secure? Is it one of the most important values you hold, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? D. Having faith in God.
Importance of having faith in God · Asked in 2 waves, 1993–2025 · 2,671 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Answers from the 2024 GSS Next follow-on (Aug 2025) are a separate poll: a web-only survey of people who had finished the 2024 GSS interview, so mode and timing differ from the other years.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2025).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | One of most important | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024: GSS Next follow-on | 2025-08-20 to 2025-10-21 | web | 1,065 | 1,065 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 1,606 |
| 38% |
| 21% |
| 15% |
| 8% |
| 18% |
| 1065 |
| ±5 |
| White | 34% | 19% | 16% | 10% | 21% | 744 | ±5 |
| Black † | 52% | 32% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 139 | ±14 |
| Hispanic | 48% | 20% | 10% | 7% | 15% | 112 | ±13 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | ±23 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | ±29 |
General Social Survey 2024: GSS Next follow-on · US adults 18+ who completed the 2024 GSS interview and then this web follow-on (weighted to the adult population). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.