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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Jersey and religion

New Jersey ranks as the 17th least religious state in America, although it is close to the national average in terms of how many people here see religion as an important part of their daily lives, according to a Gallup poll snap shot.

The survey, part of Gallup's "State of the States" series, asked residents of all 50 states and the District of Columbia "Is religion an important part of your daily life?" In Jersey, 60 percent of those asked said yes. Overall, 65 percent of Americans said religion is an important part of their daily life, according to Gallup. In 23 of 50 states "yes" answers fell between 60 and 70 percent, placing New Jersey among the largest grouping in the poll.

The most religious state was Mississippi (where 85 percent of those asked said religion is an important part of daily life), followed by Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and Louisiana . The least religious was Vermont, where only 42 percent responded to the question affirmatively, followed by New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Alaska. In all but four states half of the people or more said religion is an important part of daily life.

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