Most important Relationships- a new Barna Poll

See the results here.

The people most likely to list God (as their most important connection) were 40 or older.

Political conservatives were almost three times as likely as political liberals to identify God as their most important relationship (33% vs. 12%, respectively).

People in the Midwest were only half as likely as residents of the West and Northeast to say their children are their most important relationship.

The only subgroup for which at least one-third said God was their most significant relationship was evangelicals, among whom 70% listed God.

Thirty percent of Protestants listed God as their most important connection. In contrast, just 9% of Catholics did so.

Blacks were about twice as likely as all other Americans to describe their bond with God as their most important relationship.

Women were nearly twice as likely as men to list their children as their most important relationship.