Belief in God among Mainline Protestants by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Mainline Protestants by belief in God

% of Mainline Protestants who say they…

Religious familyBelieve 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
Baptist Family (Mainline Trad.)77%19%2%1%1%< 1%638
Congregationalist Family (Mainline Trad.)61%33%3%1%1%2%267
Episcopalian/Anglican Family (Mainline Trad.)59%27%7%2%4%1%640
Lutheran Family (Mainline Trad.)63%30%4%1%2%1%874
Methodist Family (Mainline Trad.)69%24%4%1%1%1%1,746
Nondenominational Family (Mainline Trad.)66%27%4%< 1%2%1%375
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Mainline Trad.)60%26%8%1%2%3%662
Presbyterian Family (Mainline Trad.)65%28%4%1%1%1%672
Restorationist Family (Mainline Trad.)74%25%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%103
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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