Belief in God among adults who meditate at least once a week by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who meditate at least once a week by belief in God

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say they…

Metro areaBelieve 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
Atlanta Metro Area87%7%2%< 1%2%2%227
Baltimore Metro Area67%19%4%< 1%8%2%104
Boston Metro Area62%20%3%4%8%2%156
Chicago Metro Area70%20%4%< 1%5%2%368
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area81%13%2%< 1%2%1%301
Detroit Metro Area74%18%3%< 1%5%< 1%147
Houston Metro Area76%19%3%< 1%2%< 1%237
Los Angeles Metro Area69%21%5%1%4%1%456
Miami Metro Area75%17%3%2%3%< 1%241
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area63%29%1%< 1%6%2%123
New York City Metro Area68%19%4%1%5%2%708
Philadelphia Metro Area70%19%2%< 1%5%4%288
Phoenix Metro Area79%10%3%< 1%6%2%177
Pittsburgh Metro Area85%6%8%< 1%1%< 1%102
Providence Metro Area68%14%7%1%8%2%150
Riverside, CA Metro Area76%17%1%2%4%< 1%166
San Diego Metro Area65%23%6%2%5%< 1%145
San Francisco Metro Area57%24%5%4%8%2%177
Seattle Metro Area68%20%4%< 1%7%1%118
St. Louis Metro Area78%9%7%< 1%4%< 1%116
Tampa Metro Area72%12%4%< 1%9%2%138
Washington, DC Metro Area68%17%5%1%7%3%366
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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