Belief in God among third generation immigrants or higher by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among third generation immigrants or higher by belief in God

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say they…

Religious traditionBelieve 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
Buddhist28%34%4%1%27%6%163
Catholic68%24%4%1%2%1%4,670
Evangelical Protestant89%9%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%7,359
Historically Black Protestant90%9%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1,697
Jehovah's Witness93%6%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%170
Jewish34%28%14%< 1%18%5%567
Mainline Protestant67%25%4%1%2%1%5,296
Mormon87%10%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%572
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")27%23%11%1%33%6%5,780
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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