Age distribution among whites by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among whites by age group

% of whites who are ages…

Belief in God18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain14%30%31%25%14,763
Believe in God; fairly certain20%34%27%19%4,847
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain30%32%23%16%1,311
Believe in God; don't know12%16%27%45%167
Do not believe in God34%35%18%13%2,718
Other/don't know if they believe in God26%33%23%18%664
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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