Parent of children under 18 among baby Boomers by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among baby Boomers by parental status

% of baby Boomers who are…

Belief in GodParentsNon-parentsSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain13%87%8,703
Believe in God; fairly certain16%84%2,445
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain10%90%560
Do not believe in God12%88%954
Other/don't know if they believe in God13%87%283
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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