Belief in God among non-parents by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among non-parents by belief in God

% of non-parents who say they…

Religious traditionBelieve 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
Buddhist28%31%12%1%25%4%217
Catholic66%26%5%1%2%1%5,411
Evangelical Protestant87%10%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%6,385
Hindu38%31%16%1%12%2%115
Historically Black Protestant88%10%1%1%< 1%< 1%1,421
Jehovah's Witness90%8%1%< 1%< 1%1%182
Jewish34%28%15%1%19%4%661
Mainline Protestant66%25%5%1%2%1%4,844
Mormon85%12%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%419
Muslim79%15%4%< 1%1%1%147
Orthodox Christian59%29%8%< 1%4%1%137
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")25%21%12%1%35%6%5,788
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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