Age distribution 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 age group

% of who do not believe in Heaven who are ages…

Belief in God18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain19%34%31%17%1,697
Believe in God; fairly certain21%37%26%16%1,598
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain31%34%21%15%959
Do not believe in God36%35%17%12%3,130
Other/don't know if they believe in God24%36%23%18%419
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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