Political ideology among adults who seldom or never read scripture by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who seldom or never read scripture by political ideology

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who are…

Belief in GodConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain34%36%23%7%6,251
Believe in God; fairly certain24%40%30%5%4,440
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain16%40%38%6%1,507
Believe in God; don't know31%24%25%20%126
Do not believe in God13%31%50%6%3,079
Other/don't know if they believe in God17%37%36%10%682
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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