Age distribution among adults who seldom or never read scripture by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who seldom or never read scripture by age group

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who are ages…

Belief in God18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain19%33%29%19%6,146
Believe in God; fairly certain24%36%26%14%4,368
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain34%34%19%13%1,486
Believe in God; don't know17%15%34%35%122
Do not believe in God38%34%17%12%3,043
Other/don't know if they believe in God29%34%21%16%655
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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