| Please indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following: | Essential | Very important | Somewhat important | Not important |
| Reducing pain and suffering in the world | 14.0% | 53.0% | 30.0% | 3.0% |
| Attaining inner harmony | 21.4% | 37.1% | 31.4% | 10.0% |
| Attaining wisdom | 32.9% | 35.7% | 24.3% | 7.1% |
| Seeking out opportunities to help me grow spiritually | 8.6% | 22.9% | 45.7% | 22.9% |
| Seeking beauty in my life | 15.7% | 41.4% | 34.3% | 8.6% |
| Finding answers to the mysteries of life | 22.9% | 28.6% | 40.0% | 8.6% |
| Becoming a more loving person | 31.4% | 42.9% | 20.0% | 5.7% |
| Seeking to follow religious teachings in my everyday life | 5.7% | 4.3% | 18.6% | 71.4% |
| Improving the human condition | 20.0% | 48.6% | 27.1% | 4.3% |
| Discovering who I really am | 38.6% | 31.4% | 25.7% | 4.3% |
| Becoming a better person | 47.1% | 41.4% | 11.4% | 0.0% |
| Knowing my purpose in life | 31.4% | 44.3% | 22.9% | 1.4% |
| Making the world a better place | 27.1% | 51.4% | 20.0% | 1.4% |