Belief in God among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in God

% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage 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
Catholic72%21%4%1%1%1%2,547
Evangelical Protestant92%6%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%5,738
Historically Black Protestant93%6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%994
Jehovah's Witness94%6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%188
Jewish79%14%3%1%3%< 1%119
Mainline Protestant78%18%2%1%1%1%2,103
Mormon94%6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%468
Muslim94%4%1%1%< 1%< 1%117
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")52%21%9%1%12%4%1,117
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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