Belief in God among independents and those who don't lean to either party by frequency of prayer (2014) Switch to: Frequency of prayer among independents and those who don't lean to either party by belief in God

% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who say they…

Frequency of prayerBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
At least daily82%14%2%1%< 1%1%3,089
Weekly61%32%4%1%< 1%1%769
Monthly40%38%13%1%5%3%314
Seldom/never22%24%11%2%33%8%1,345
Don't know60%9%1%10%2%18%141
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.

Learn More: Believe in God; absolutely certain, Believe in God; fairly certain, Believe in God; not too/not at all certain, Do not believe in God