Gender composition among who do not believe in Heaven by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among who do not believe in Heaven by gender

% of who do not believe in Heaven who are…

Belief in GodMenWomenSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain47%53%1,730
Believe in God; fairly certain54%46%1,618
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain60%40%968
Do not believe in God66%34%3,171
Other/don't know if they believe in God60%40%434
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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