Belief in God among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by belief in God

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who say they…

Metro areaBelieve 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
Atlanta Metro Area54%20%9%< 1%12%5%257
Baltimore Metro Area43%25%8%< 1%22%3%159
Boston Metro Area36%24%13%1%23%4%380
Chicago Metro Area44%30%8%< 1%14%4%568
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area52%27%5%1%13%3%320
Detroit Metro Area51%27%6%< 1%14%2%223
Houston Metro Area53%26%9%1%11%1%260
Los Angeles Metro Area39%26%13%1%17%3%669
Miami Metro Area47%23%8%1%16%4%281
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area37%34%8%< 1%16%4%224
New York City Metro Area48%23%8%1%16%4%1,165
Philadelphia Metro Area43%25%9%< 1%20%3%473
Phoenix Metro Area49%22%9%< 1%17%3%242
Pittsburgh Metro Area59%21%9%< 1%8%2%172
Providence Metro Area37%29%10%< 1%18%4%248
Riverside, CA Metro Area51%24%7%1%14%3%205
San Diego Metro Area40%25%11%< 1%20%3%199
San Francisco Metro Area30%23%12%3%27%4%365
Seattle Metro Area29%25%12%1%29%4%224
St. Louis Metro Area57%22%10%< 1%9%1%180
Tampa Metro Area51%22%6%< 1%18%3%202
Washington, DC Metro Area44%24%8%< 1%19%4%589
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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