Americans overwhelmingly view spending time with family as one of the most important things in their life, far outranking other personal priorities, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

About three-quarters of U.S. adults (73 percent) rate spending time with family as one of the most important things to them personally, regardless of how much time they actually devote to it. Nine-in-ten say they view it either as one of the most important things or as very important but not the most important thing.

No more than a third of Americans rate any of the other eight items on the survey as among the most important to them. Clear majorities say being physically active (74 percent), being outdoors and experiencing nature (72 percent) and being successful in their career (66 percent) are at least very important to them.

Americans are split on the importance of practicing a religious faith: Half rate it as at least very important to them personally, while 21 percent say it is somewhat important and around three-in-ten (28 percent) say it is not important.

Smaller shares view participating in creative activities such as music, art or writing (43 percent), being involved with their community (40 percent) and being involved in social and political causes (27 percent) as at least very important to them personally. About three-in-ten (28 percent) say that social and political involvement is not at all important to them.

Large shares of Americans of every age group rank family time, physical activity and being outdoors as either one of the most important things or very important to them personally. But older adults—particularly those ages 65 and older—are less likely than younger age groups to view being successful in their career as at least very important to them personally. About three-quarters (76 percent) of adults aged 18 to 29 rate career success as at least very important, as do 71 percent of those aged 30 to 49 and 65 percent of those 50 to 64. Around half of adults 65 and older say the same.

The survey of 5,079 U.S. adults, conducted from March 27 to April 2, 2023, finds that Republicans and Democrats rate many of these aspects of life similarly.