Belief in God among baby Boomers by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among baby Boomers by belief in God

% of baby Boomers who say they…

Marital statusBelieve 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
Married69%18%4%< 1%6%2%7,928
Living with a partner54%26%6%2%10%2%541
Divorced/separated71%18%3%1%5%1%2,476
Widowed77%16%3%1%3%1%859
Never married66%21%4%1%6%2%1,195
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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