Friday, June 25, 2004
Poll: U.S. sees itself as religious
A majority of U.S. residents regard themselves as religious in ways both practical and political, the Washington Times reported Friday.
A Gallup poll found six out of 10 Americans said religion is "very important" to them in daily life, a steadfast figure that has remained virtually unchanged in the past decade, Gallup officials said.
Religion was "fairly important" to 26 percent, and 15 percent said it didn't matter.
The survey, which has a margin of error of three percentage points, questioned 1,000 adults June 3-6.
Sixty-one percent said faith can solve "all or most of today's problems," while just 24 percent said faith was "old-fashioned and out of date."
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