Religious Landscape Study

State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are in…

Survey year	Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	District of Columbia	Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland	Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming	Sample size
2014	2%	< 1%	2%	1%	10%	1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	7%	4%	< 1%	< 1%	4%	2%	1%	1%	2%	2%	< 1%	2%	1%	3%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	< 1%	3%	1%	6%	4%	< 1%	4%	1%	1%	4%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	3%	9%	1%	< 1%	3%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	21,904
2007	2%	< 1%	2%	1%	10%	1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	5%	3%	< 1%	1%	4%	3%	1%	1%	2%	2%	< 1%	2%	2%	3%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	< 1%	3%	1%	5%	4%	< 1%	5%	1%	1%	5%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	3%	7%	1%	< 1%	3%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	25,667

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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State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by religious group

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are in…

Religious tradition	Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	District of Columbia	Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland	Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming	Sample size
Catholic	1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	14%	1%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	7%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	5%	2%	1%	1%	1%	2%	< 1%	2%	3%	3%	2%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	1%	5%	1%	10%	1%	< 1%	3%	1%	1%	5%	1%	1%	< 1%	1%	9%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	2%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	4,775
Evangelical Protestant	3%	< 1%	2%	2%	9%	2%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	6%	5%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	3%	1%	1%	3%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	3%	1%	2%	3%	< 1%	1%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	2%	4%	< 1%	4%	2%	1%	3%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	4%	10%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	2%	1%	1%	< 1%	7,594
Historically Black Protestant	4%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	5%	1%	1%	< 1%	1%	8%	9%	< 1%	< 1%	4%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	5%	< 1%	5%	1%	4%	1%	3%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	5%	6%	< 1%	3%	1%	< 1%	3%	< 1%	4%	< 1%	3%	8%	< 1%	< 1%	5%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1,694
Jehovah's Witness	1%	< 1%	4%	< 1%	16%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	8%	6%	< 1%	< 1%	4%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	4%	1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	8%	2%	< 1%	3%	1%	1%	5%	1%	2%	< 1%	2%	12%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	4%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	221
Jewish	< 1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	8%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	12%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	2%	3%	1%	1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	12%	< 1%	27%	2%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	1%	3%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	2%	5%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	277
Mainline Protestant	2%	< 1%	2%	1%	7%	1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	7%	3%	< 1%	1%	4%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	4%	3%	1%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	< 1%	2%	1%	4%	4%	< 1%	5%	2%	1%	6%	< 1%	2%	1%	2%	8%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	1%	1%	2%	< 1%	3,989
Mormon	1%	1%	7%	1%	10%	3%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	2%	1%	6%	1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	2%	1%	< 1%	2%	1%	3%	1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	6%	27%	< 1%	3%	5%	1%	< 1%	1%	576
Muslim	1%	< 1%	1%	2%	15%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	2%	1%	< 1%	1%	5%	< 1%	1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	3%	4%	3%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	9%	< 1%	13%	1%	< 1%	4%	1%	2%	4%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	7%	1%	< 1%	5%	2%	1%	3%	< 1%	192
Orthodox Christian	< 1%	2%	1%	< 1%	17%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	6%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	4%	1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	3%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	6%	< 1%	15%	5%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	5%	5%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	6%	< 1%	< 1%	7%	3%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	113
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")	1%	< 1%	3%	1%	12%	2%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	7%	3%	1%	< 1%	4%	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%	< 1%	2%	2%	3%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	< 1%	3%	1%	7%	3%	< 1%	4%	1%	1%	3%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	2%	8%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	1,805

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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DemographicInformation

Age distribution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are ages…

State	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+	Sample size
Alabama	19%	33%	29%	19%	409
Alaska	19%	37%	32%	12%	163
Arizona	19%	32%	28%	21%	405
Arkansas	18%	33%	28%	21%	227
California	20%	36%	27%	17%	1,917
Colorado	18%	34%	29%	19%	266
Connecticut	9%	41%	31%	18%	184
Delaware	14%	32%	36%	19%	180
District of Columbia	29%	34%	23%	14%	141
Florida	17%	31%	28%	24%	1,257
Georgia	20%	36%	26%	17%	697
Hawaii	18%	32%	32%	18%	179
Idaho	16%	30%	31%	23%	206
Illinois	16%	35%	30%	19%	801
Indiana	16%	31%	34%	19%	422
Iowa	18%	34%	27%	22%	217
Kansas	16%	39%	28%	17%	204
Kentucky	17%	35%	28%	20%	323
Louisiana	23%	31%	27%	20%	341
Maine	12%	35%	34%	19%	153
Maryland	16%	35%	30%	19%	381
Massachusetts	15%	33%	31%	20%	273
Michigan	15%	33%	32%	20%	607
Minnesota	14%	32%	32%	23%	335
Mississippi	18%	35%	27%	21%	253
Missouri	14%	33%	31%	22%	434
Montana	17%	28%	35%	21%	186
Nebraska	14%	36%	30%	20%	212
Nevada	19%	36%	27%	19%	170
New Hampshire	12%	27%	40%	20%	127
New Jersey	16%	35%	31%	19%	480
New Mexico	18%	34%	29%	18%	184
New York	17%	35%	27%	20%	1,032
North Carolina	19%	36%	27%	18%	723
North Dakota	19%	30%	32%	18%	225
Ohio	17%	29%	33%	21%	754
Oklahoma	18%	31%	29%	21%	286
Oregon	20%	32%	28%	20%	216
Pennsylvania	14%	30%	31%	24%	849
Rhode Island	19%	31%	30%	19%	176
South Carolina	19%	33%	27%	21%	366
South Dakota	18%	32%	30%	20%	209
Tennessee	17%	34%	29%	20%	514
Texas	21%	36%	26%	17%	1,728
Utah	24%	38%	24%	13%	195
Vermont	14%	24%	29%	34%	119
Virginia	17%	34%	31%	18%	539
Washington	18%	33%	29%	20%	372
West Virginia	19%	25%	31%	25%	232
Wisconsin	17%	32%	28%	22%	338
Wyoming	15%	36%	33%	16%	217

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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Generational cohort among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

State	Younger Millennial	Older Millennial	Generation X	Baby Boomer	Silent	Greatest	Sample size
Alabama	12%	11%	28%	34%	13%	1%	409
Alaska	15%	12%	29%	33%	9%	2%	163
Arizona	12%	12%	27%	33%	15%	1%	405
Arkansas	13%	9%	29%	35%	13%	< 1%	227
California	13%	13%	30%	31%	12%	1%	1,917
Colorado	6%	18%	28%	35%	13%	< 1%	266
Connecticut	4%	11%	35%	35%	14%	1%	184
Delaware	11%	8%	27%	40%	14%	< 1%	180
District of Columbia	20%	13%	30%	25%	11%	1%	141
Florida	11%	10%	27%	35%	15%	2%	1,257
Georgia	13%	12%	31%	32%	11%	< 1%	697
Hawaii	12%	12%	26%	40%	9%	1%	179
Idaho	11%	11%	25%	36%	17%	1%	206
Illinois	10%	13%	29%	34%	13%	2%	801
Indiana	12%	11%	25%	38%	12%	2%	422
Iowa	12%	12%	28%	32%	15%	1%	217
Kansas	10%	12%	32%	35%	9%	1%	204
Kentucky	8%	15%	29%	35%	12%	1%	323
Louisiana	13%	16%	24%	32%	13%	1%	341
Maine	5%	15%	28%	40%	12%	2%	153
Maryland	9%	14%	28%	33%	14%	1%	381
Massachusetts	12%	8%	28%	36%	13%	3%	273
Michigan	10%	10%	28%	38%	13%	1%	607
Minnesota	7%	13%	26%	38%	16%	1%	335
Mississippi	11%	12%	29%	32%	14%	2%	253
Missouri	9%	12%	25%	37%	15%	1%	434
Montana	8%	15%	21%	41%	15%	< 1%	186
Nebraska	8%	11%	31%	34%	14%	2%	212
Nevada	16%	7%	31%	32%	12%	1%	170
New Hampshire	9%	4%	26%	45%	15%	1%	127
New Jersey	11%	10%	30%	35%	11%	3%	480
New Mexico	10%	14%	29%	37%	10%	< 1%	184
New York	9%	13%	30%	33%	13%	2%	1,032
North Carolina	10%	16%	28%	34%	11%	1%	723
North Dakota	10%	16%	24%	38%	10%	2%	225
Ohio	10%	12%	24%	39%	13%	1%	754
Oklahoma	10%	12%	28%	34%	14%	2%	286
Oregon	11%	10%	31%	33%	14%	1%	216
Pennsylvania	9%	11%	25%	37%	16%	2%	849
Rhode Island	8%	14%	28%	36%	12%	2%	176
South Carolina	14%	9%	29%	35%	13%	< 1%	366
South Dakota	12%	13%	24%	35%	14%	1%	209
Tennessee	10%	13%	28%	36%	12%	1%	514
Texas	13%	15%	29%	30%	12%	1%	1,728
Utah	17%	15%	30%	30%	7%	1%	195
Vermont	7%	12%	18%	38%	22%	3%	119
Virginia	10%	14%	28%	37%	12%	1%	539
Washington	14%	10%	27%	35%	13%	2%	372
West Virginia	13%	10%	21%	38%	16%	2%	232
Wisconsin	12%	12%	26%	34%	15%	2%	338
Wyoming	11%	11%	29%	38%	10%	2%	217

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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Gender composition among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

State	Men	Women	Sample size
Alabama	46%	54%	419
Alaska	48%	52%	167
Arizona	44%	56%	412
Arkansas	45%	55%	234
California	43%	57%	1,965
Colorado	45%	55%	270
Connecticut	41%	59%	192
Delaware	41%	59%	183
District of Columbia	43%	57%	155
Florida	42%	58%	1,285
Georgia	43%	57%	713
Hawaii	42%	58%	181
Idaho	45%	55%	208
Illinois	43%	57%	818
Indiana	44%	56%	425
Iowa	45%	55%	219
Kansas	45%	55%	206
Kentucky	45%	55%	329
Louisiana	42%	58%	342
Maine	33%	67%	154
Maryland	46%	54%	388
Massachusetts	45%	55%	282
Michigan	42%	58%	624
Minnesota	42%	58%	340
Mississippi	45%	55%	254
Missouri	44%	56%	444
Montana	46%	54%	192
Nebraska	45%	55%	213
Nevada	39%	61%	177
New Hampshire	42%	58%	132
New Jersey	44%	56%	500
New Mexico	43%	57%	188
New York	41%	59%	1,060
North Carolina	46%	54%	732
North Dakota	52%	48%	229
Ohio	45%	55%	771
Oklahoma	45%	55%	289
Oregon	40%	60%	218
Pennsylvania	43%	57%	865
Rhode Island	38%	62%	180
South Carolina	45%	55%	376
South Dakota	50%	50%	213
Tennessee	47%	53%	524
Texas	44%	56%	1,774
Utah	46%	54%	202
Vermont	48%	52%	121
Virginia	45%	55%	555
Washington	44%	56%	382
West Virginia	45%	55%	234
Wisconsin	42%	58%	349
Wyoming	46%	54%	219

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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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who identify as…

State	White	Black	Asian	Latino	Other/Mixed	Sample size
Alabama	68%	26%	< 1%	3%	3%	415
Alaska	63%	6%	4%	8%	18%	163
Arizona	63%	5%	2%	25%	5%	398
Arkansas	78%	14%	1%	4%	3%	233
California	40%	9%	10%	37%	4%	1,927
Colorado	73%	6%	1%	16%	4%	269
Connecticut	68%	10%	2%	16%	5%	188
Delaware	63%	25%	2%	8%	1%	180
District of Columbia	24%	67%	1%	6%	2%	153
Florida	56%	18%	1%	21%	4%	1,270
Georgia	55%	34%	< 1%	7%	4%	702
Hawaii	28%	5%	37%	8%	21%	179
Idaho	87%	2%	1%	10%	1%	206
Illinois	65%	18%	2%	12%	3%	799
Indiana	84%	7%	< 1%	5%	4%	418
Iowa	93%	4%	1%	1%	1%	219
Kansas	83%	6%	1%	9%	2%	203
Kentucky	88%	9%	< 1%	1%	2%	326
Louisiana	57%	37%	< 1%	3%	3%	338
Maine	93%	3%	< 1%	2%	2%	153
Maryland	47%	37%	1%	9%	6%	382
Massachusetts	71%	11%	2%	12%	4%	271
Michigan	74%	17%	1%	4%	4%	614
Minnesota	83%	7%	2%	4%	4%	330
Mississippi	60%	37%	< 1%	1%	2%	251
Missouri	82%	12%	< 1%	3%	3%	439
Montana	89%	< 1%	1%	3%	7%	190
Nebraska	87%	5%	1%	5%	2%	212
Nevada	50%	10%	4%	23%	12%	176
New Hampshire	88%	2%	< 1%	6%	4%	129
New Jersey	56%	17%	4%	19%	4%	487
New Mexico	44%	2%	2%	44%	8%	186
New York	54%	20%	6%	15%	5%	1,042
North Carolina	65%	25%	1%	6%	4%	725
North Dakota	86%	1%	1%	3%	10%	226
Ohio	81%	13%	1%	2%	2%	755
Oklahoma	70%	9%	< 1%	7%	15%	286
Oregon	79%	1%	1%	11%	8%	211
Pennsylvania	80%	12%	1%	4%	2%	854
Rhode Island	80%	3%	< 1%	9%	8%	178
South Carolina	67%	27%	< 1%	3%	3%	373
South Dakota	91%	< 1%	1%	2%	6%	212
Tennessee	78%	17%	1%	3%	2%	516
Texas	49%	15%	2%	31%	4%	1,746
Utah	85%	1%	< 1%	9%	4%	197
Vermont	94%	1%	< 1%	2%	3%	120
Virginia	64%	22%	3%	6%	4%	543
Washington	75%	3%	5%	9%	7%	376
West Virginia	93%	4%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	230
Wisconsin	85%	7%	< 1%	5%	3%	344
Wyoming	85%	1%	< 1%	9%	5%	219

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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Immigrant status among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

State	Immigrants	Second generation	Third generation or higher	Sample size
Alabama	3%	4%	93%	415
Alaska	12%	9%	79%	164
Arizona	10%	11%	79%	408
Arkansas	4%	1%	95%	231
California	32%	16%	52%	1,935
Colorado	10%	3%	87%	267
Connecticut	18%	13%	70%	186
Delaware	11%	4%	85%	182
District of Columbia	13%	8%	79%	149
Florida	22%	12%	67%	1,261
Georgia	6%	5%	89%	702
Hawaii	23%	10%	68%	177
Idaho	8%	6%	85%	208
Illinois	11%	10%	79%	808
Indiana	3%	6%	91%	425
Iowa	5%	4%	90%	218
Kansas	5%	4%	90%	205
Kentucky	2%	< 1%	98%	325
Louisiana	1%	2%	96%	337
Maine	5%	12%	84%	152
Maryland	13%	7%	81%	380
Massachusetts	21%	18%	61%	278
Michigan	6%	8%	87%	618
Minnesota	8%	5%	87%	339
Mississippi	< 1%	1%	99%	250
Missouri	4%	3%	93%	439
Montana	1%	7%	92%	190
Nebraska	8%	2%	90%	210
Nevada	22%	12%	66%	174
New Hampshire	11%	11%	78%	130
New Jersey	22%	17%	61%	491
New Mexico	15%	7%	78%	184
New York	26%	18%	55%	1,041
North Carolina	7%	3%	90%	724
North Dakota	3%	8%	89%	228
Ohio	3%	7%	90%	767
Oklahoma	8%	3%	89%	285
Oregon	9%	10%	81%	218
Pennsylvania	5%	7%	88%	850
Rhode Island	14%	18%	68%	178
South Carolina	3%	5%	91%	374
South Dakota	3%	4%	92%	211
Tennessee	5%	4%	91%	517
Texas	18%	11%	71%	1,750
Utah	4%	8%	88%	200
Vermont	1%	16%	83%	119
Virginia	10%	5%	85%	545
Washington	14%	10%	77%	376
West Virginia	2%	3%	95%	232
Wisconsin	5%	5%	90%	344
Wyoming	< 1%	7%	93%	217

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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Income distribution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who have a household income of…

State	Less than $30,000	$30,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	Sample size
Alabama	39%	23%	23%	14%	366
Alaska	30%	24%	28%	18%	146
Arizona	35%	20%	31%	14%	355
Arkansas	44%	17%	26%	13%	205
California	39%	19%	23%	19%	1,668
Colorado	28%	24%	28%	21%	233
Connecticut	29%	27%	22%	23%	158
Delaware	26%	23%	29%	22%	156
District of Columbia	37%	23%	24%	16%	128
Florida	40%	23%	22%	14%	1,095
Georgia	37%	21%	25%	17%	634
Hawaii	36%	25%	19%	21%	166
Idaho	30%	29%	27%	14%	191
Illinois	34%	20%	30%	16%	690
Indiana	38%	20%	30%	12%	355
Iowa	26%	21%	37%	16%	193
Kansas	28%	31%	28%	14%	184
Kentucky	47%	15%	26%	12%	285
Louisiana	45%	17%	23%	15%	296
Maine	41%	23%	30%	6%	126
Maryland	25%	23%	31%	21%	334
Massachusetts	39%	17%	25%	19%	232
Michigan	40%	19%	30%	11%	533
Minnesota	25%	20%	34%	20%	295
Mississippi	47%	21%	21%	11%	228
Missouri	36%	27%	24%	12%	404
Montana	26%	26%	33%	15%	174
Nebraska	31%	23%	27%	19%	193
Nevada	32%	32%	23%	13%	152
New Jersey	30%	20%	25%	24%	419
New Mexico	39%	26%	27%	8%	158
New York	38%	18%	28%	16%	883
North Carolina	41%	19%	26%	14%	633
North Dakota	25%	24%	31%	20%	205
Ohio	39%	23%	26%	11%	678
Oklahoma	36%	24%	28%	12%	249
Oregon	41%	24%	24%	11%	188
Pennsylvania	37%	26%	23%	15%	728
Rhode Island	32%	22%	36%	9%	145
South Carolina	36%	20%	31%	14%	317
South Dakota	23%	28%	34%	14%	190
Tennessee	38%	24%	23%	15%	454
Texas	38%	20%	25%	17%	1,530
Utah	24%	22%	34%	21%	181
Vermont	34%	25%	32%	9%	108
Virginia	27%	23%	31%	19%	485
Washington	33%	25%	24%	18%	344
West Virginia	45%	20%	28%	8%	201
Wisconsin	34%	20%	33%	14%	299
Wyoming	27%	32%	27%	14%	202

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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Educational distribution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who have completed…

State	High school or less	Some college	College	Post-graduate degree	Sample size
Alabama	47%	33%	13%	7%	417
Alaska	43%	39%	13%	6%	166
Arizona	37%	37%	16%	11%	411
Arkansas	52%	32%	13%	3%	231
California	40%	36%	15%	9%	1,945
Colorado	37%	35%	19%	9%	268
Connecticut	40%	30%	18%	12%	190
Delaware	44%	31%	14%	11%	183
District of Columbia	38%	28%	18%	16%	149
Florida	44%	33%	14%	8%	1,274
Georgia	43%	32%	14%	11%	708
Hawaii	40%	34%	17%	8%	181
Idaho	35%	41%	15%	9%	208
Illinois	42%	32%	16%	10%	812
Indiana	46%	33%	15%	7%	425
Iowa	36%	37%	16%	10%	219
Kansas	39%	34%	17%	10%	205
Kentucky	50%	32%	10%	7%	326
Louisiana	50%	32%	13%	5%	341
Maine	39%	35%	21%	5%	154
Maryland	42%	30%	16%	12%	386
Massachusetts	43%	28%	18%	11%	280
Michigan	42%	36%	13%	9%	617
Minnesota	34%	32%	23%	10%	339
Mississippi	45%	35%	16%	4%	254
Missouri	44%	33%	16%	7%	443
Montana	39%	37%	17%	7%	192
Nebraska	34%	37%	19%	10%	211
Nevada	48%	30%	13%	9%	177
New Hampshire	42%	30%	13%	15%	128
New Jersey	43%	29%	16%	13%	495
New Mexico	48%	33%	15%	5%	188
New York	44%	29%	16%	11%	1,056
North Carolina	44%	34%	14%	8%	730
North Dakota	35%	35%	21%	9%	229
Ohio	48%	31%	14%	8%	768
Oklahoma	43%	35%	15%	8%	288
Oregon	40%	40%	13%	7%	217
Pennsylvania	49%	27%	14%	10%	861
Rhode Island	48%	27%	14%	12%	177
South Carolina	44%	34%	13%	9%	376
South Dakota	41%	30%	19%	10%	212
Tennessee	46%	32%	13%	9%	520
Texas	42%	33%	17%	8%	1,763
Utah	30%	40%	21%	9%	202
Vermont	45%	23%	18%	14%	120
Virginia	43%	31%	17%	10%	552
Washington	36%	38%	18%	8%	380
West Virginia	60%	26%	9%	5%	232
Wisconsin	44%	34%	16%	6%	347
Wyoming	36%	40%	18%	6%	219

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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Marital status among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

State	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/separated	Widowed	Never married	Sample size
Alabama	55%	2%	19%	7%	18%	417
Alaska	53%	6%	12%	4%	25%	165
Arizona	50%	7%	16%	6%	22%	410
Arkansas	56%	5%	14%	11%	14%	232
California	47%	8%	16%	7%	22%	1,953
Colorado	60%	8%	9%	6%	17%	269
Connecticut	48%	5%	19%	7%	22%	189
Delaware	57%	9%	10%	9%	15%	183
District of Columbia	27%	8%	12%	12%	41%	152
Florida	48%	6%	16%	8%	21%	1,279
Georgia	50%	4%	15%	8%	24%	712
Hawaii	49%	6%	11%	7%	27%	180
Idaho	67%	4%	14%	6%	9%	208
Illinois	51%	5%	12%	7%	25%	814
Indiana	49%	3%	15%	10%	22%	421
Iowa	63%	5%	8%	6%	17%	219
Kansas	57%	4%	13%	7%	19%	206
Kentucky	54%	4%	17%	8%	17%	328
Louisiana	45%	6%	15%	9%	26%	342
Maine	52%	9%	18%	8%	14%	153
Maryland	44%	4%	13%	10%	29%	387
Massachusetts	41%	8%	13%	10%	27%	279
Michigan	54%	5%	12%	8%	21%	619
Minnesota	60%	4%	10%	9%	17%	340
Mississippi	46%	4%	16%	9%	24%	253
Missouri	53%	7%	12%	9%	19%	442
Montana	63%	7%	8%	7%	15%	192
Nebraska	57%	2%	16%	7%	17%	213
Nevada	50%	7%	15%	8%	21%	177
New Hampshire	53%	5%	10%	5%	26%	131
New Jersey	48%	8%	15%	6%	23%	495
New Mexico	48%	6%	20%	5%	20%	187
New York	48%	5%	12%	7%	28%	1,056
North Carolina	53%	6%	12%	6%	23%	731
North Dakota	52%	2%	16%	8%	22%	229
Ohio	51%	4%	13%	9%	24%	769
Oklahoma	53%	8%	17%	9%	14%	288
Oregon	50%	4%	17%	10%	19%	217
Pennsylvania	54%	5%	11%	11%	19%	860
Rhode Island	41%	9%	16%	10%	23%	179
South Carolina	50%	8%	17%	7%	18%	374
South Dakota	50%	7%	12%	9%	21%	213
Tennessee	59%	6%	11%	7%	18%	521
Texas	53%	6%	14%	7%	20%	1,765
Utah	60%	7%	10%	2%	21%	201
Vermont	53%	13%	8%	12%	14%	119
Virginia	55%	4%	14%	8%	18%	553
Washington	53%	7%	13%	9%	18%	381
West Virginia	49%	6%	19%	11%	15%	234
Wisconsin	55%	3%	12%	7%	22%	348
Wyoming	55%	6%	16%	5%	18%	219

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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Parent of children under 18 among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

State	Parents	Non-parents	Sample size
Alabama	28%	72%	418
Alaska	32%	68%	166
Arizona	27%	73%	410
Arkansas	33%	67%	234
California	32%	68%	1,957
Colorado	31%	69%	268
Connecticut	24%	76%	190
Delaware	33%	67%	183
District of Columbia	24%	76%	152
Florida	28%	72%	1,281
Georgia	33%	67%	711
Hawaii	30%	70%	181
Idaho	30%	70%	206
Illinois	29%	71%	817
Indiana	27%	73%	423
Iowa	35%	65%	219
Kansas	37%	63%	204
Kentucky	29%	71%	328
Louisiana	34%	66%	340
Maine	27%	73%	154
Maryland	25%	75%	387
Massachusetts	26%	74%	280
Michigan	29%	71%	621
Minnesota	29%	71%	340
Mississippi	32%	68%	253
Missouri	31%	69%	440
Montana	23%	77%	191
Nebraska	30%	70%	213
Nevada	26%	74%	176
New Hampshire	24%	76%	131
New Jersey	31%	69%	494
New Mexico	27%	73%	188
New York	28%	72%	1,057
North Carolina	30%	70%	729
North Dakota	26%	74%	229
Ohio	30%	70%	769
Oklahoma	31%	69%	289
Oregon	33%	67%	217
Pennsylvania	26%	74%	862
Rhode Island	28%	72%	180
South Carolina	29%	71%	375
South Dakota	26%	74%	213
Tennessee	34%	66%	523
Texas	36%	64%	1,764
Utah	40%	60%	200
Vermont	20%	80%	121
Virginia	28%	72%	553
Washington	25%	75%	381
West Virginia	23%	77%	234
Wisconsin	28%	72%	348
Wyoming	31%	69%	219

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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BeliefsandPractices

Importance of religion in one's life among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say religion is…

State	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	86%	10%	2%	1%	< 1%	419
Alaska	68%	24%	5%	2%	< 1%	167
Arizona	73%	19%	5%	3%	1%	412
Arkansas	85%	11%	< 1%	3%	1%	234
California	70%	22%	4%	3%	1%	1,965
Colorado	72%	21%	4%	3%	< 1%	270
Connecticut	66%	23%	7%	4%	< 1%	192
Delaware	66%	27%	3%	3%	1%	183
District of Columbia	73%	21%	3%	1%	1%	155
Florida	72%	21%	3%	3%	< 1%	1,285
Georgia	79%	17%	2%	1%	1%	713
Hawaii	63%	28%	2%	5%	1%	181
Idaho	71%	25%	1%	3%	< 1%	208
Illinois	72%	20%	5%	2%	< 1%	818
Indiana	73%	22%	3%	2%	< 1%	425
Iowa	73%	20%	3%	3%	< 1%	219
Kansas	69%	23%	4%	3%	1%	206
Kentucky	78%	18%	3%	1%	< 1%	329
Louisiana	85%	13%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	342
Maine	66%	25%	4%	4%	1%	154
Maryland	72%	23%	4%	1%	1%	388
Massachusetts	63%	30%	3%	3%	< 1%	282
Michigan	70%	23%	3%	2%	1%	624
Minnesota	72%	23%	2%	2%	1%	340
Mississippi	83%	12%	3%	1%	2%	254
Missouri	74%	21%	2%	2%	1%	444
Montana	63%	22%	7%	7%	< 1%	192
Nebraska	71%	24%	3%	1%	1%	213
Nevada	65%	27%	5%	3%	1%	177
New Hampshire	61%	25%	11%	2%	< 1%	132
New Jersey	70%	22%	4%	2%	1%	500
New Mexico	80%	13%	2%	2%	2%	188
New York	67%	22%	5%	4%	1%	1,060
North Carolina	77%	18%	3%	1%	1%	732
North Dakota	73%	15%	8%	3%	< 1%	229
Ohio	74%	21%	2%	2%	1%	771
Oklahoma	81%	17%	< 1%	1%	1%	289
Oregon	68%	24%	6%	2%	1%	218
Pennsylvania	75%	19%	4%	2%	< 1%	865
Rhode Island	71%	22%	4%	3%	< 1%	180
South Carolina	86%	11%	2%	1%	1%	376
South Dakota	74%	18%	5%	3%	1%	213
Tennessee	83%	14%	1%	2%	1%	524
Texas	77%	18%	2%	2%	< 1%	1,774
Utah	80%	11%	7%	1%	1%	202
Vermont	66%	18%	13%	4%	< 1%	121
Virginia	82%	14%	2%	2%	1%	555
Washington	69%	24%	3%	3%	1%	382
West Virginia	78%	18%	3%	1%	1%	234
Wisconsin	70%	26%	1%	3%	< 1%	349
Wyoming	64%	27%	6%	3%	< 1%	219

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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Attendance at religious services among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who attend religious services…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month/a few times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	58%	31%	12%	< 1%	419
Alaska	44%	35%	20%	< 1%	167
Arizona	49%	29%	20%	1%	412
Arkansas	50%	31%	18%	1%	234
California	46%	34%	20%	< 1%	1,965
Colorado	47%	32%	22%	< 1%	270
Connecticut	41%	40%	20%	< 1%	192
Delaware	47%	33%	20%	1%	183
District of Columbia	42%	38%	19%	1%	155
Florida	47%	34%	18%	1%	1,285
Georgia	53%	33%	14%	1%	713
Hawaii	37%	40%	23%	< 1%	181
Idaho	50%	31%	18%	1%	208
Illinois	49%	30%	21%	1%	818
Indiana	51%	30%	18%	< 1%	425
Iowa	50%	31%	19%	< 1%	219
Kansas	49%	34%	17%	< 1%	206
Kentucky	49%	32%	18%	1%	329
Louisiana	54%	34%	11%	< 1%	342
Maine	40%	34%	25%	2%	154
Maryland	44%	38%	18%	< 1%	388
Massachusetts	42%	38%	20%	< 1%	282
Michigan	46%	35%	18%	< 1%	624
Minnesota	52%	35%	13%	< 1%	340
Mississippi	54%	33%	12%	1%	254
Missouri	49%	34%	17%	1%	444
Montana	44%	30%	26%	< 1%	192
Nebraska	50%	31%	19%	< 1%	213
Nevada	47%	35%	18%	< 1%	177
New Hampshire	42%	30%	27%	1%	132
New Jersey	46%	37%	16%	1%	500
New Mexico	47%	37%	16%	< 1%	188
New York	43%	35%	22%	< 1%	1,060
North Carolina	49%	36%	14%	1%	732
North Dakota	45%	35%	20%	< 1%	229
Ohio	50%	29%	20%	1%	771
Oklahoma	54%	32%	13%	< 1%	289
Oregon	43%	37%	19%	1%	218
Pennsylvania	49%	34%	16%	1%	865
Rhode Island	52%	26%	21%	< 1%	180
South Carolina	59%	30%	11%	1%	376
South Dakota	48%	37%	15%	< 1%	213
Tennessee	60%	23%	17%	1%	524
Texas	51%	32%	16%	< 1%	1,774
Utah	73%	16%	8%	2%	202
Vermont	45%	31%	24%	< 1%	121
Virginia	60%	27%	13%	< 1%	555
Washington	45%	32%	21%	1%	382
West Virginia	57%	31%	11%	1%	234
Wisconsin	42%	41%	17%	< 1%	349
Wyoming	48%	30%	20%	2%	219

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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Frequency of prayer among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who pray…

State	At least daily	Weekly	Monthly	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	80%	10%	3%	6%	< 1%	419
Alaska	74%	10%	7%	8%	1%	167
Arizona	76%	15%	3%	6%	< 1%	412
Arkansas	76%	16%	1%	5%	2%	234
California	74%	14%	4%	7%	1%	1,965
Colorado	75%	12%	5%	5%	2%	270
Connecticut	71%	18%	6%	4%	2%	192
Delaware	68%	16%	4%	9%	2%	183
District of Columbia	76%	15%	5%	3%	1%	155
Florida	74%	15%	4%	6%	1%	1,285
Georgia	79%	14%	2%	4%	1%	713
Hawaii	73%	13%	3%	10%	1%	181
Idaho	67%	17%	6%	8%	1%	208
Illinois	69%	19%	6%	6%	1%	818
Indiana	70%	21%	2%	7%	1%	425
Iowa	68%	21%	2%	9%	< 1%	219
Kansas	70%	23%	2%	5%	< 1%	206
Kentucky	76%	12%	3%	8%	< 1%	329
Louisiana	81%	13%	1%	4%	< 1%	342
Maine	59%	23%	2%	13%	2%	154
Maryland	69%	21%	2%	7%	1%	388
Massachusetts	65%	17%	9%	7%	2%	282
Michigan	73%	16%	4%	6%	< 1%	624
Minnesota	73%	15%	3%	8%	1%	340
Mississippi	81%	10%	3%	4%	1%	254
Missouri	76%	15%	2%	6%	1%	444
Montana	66%	23%	5%	6%	1%	192
Nebraska	69%	19%	5%	6%	1%	213
Nevada	69%	18%	4%	9%	< 1%	177
New Hampshire	63%	21%	5%	7%	3%	132
New Jersey	72%	18%	3%	6%	2%	500
New Mexico	77%	13%	3%	6%	2%	188
New York	68%	17%	5%	9%	1%	1,060
North Carolina	80%	14%	3%	2%	1%	732
North Dakota	69%	17%	7%	7%	1%	229
Ohio	74%	16%	5%	5%	1%	771
Oklahoma	78%	16%	2%	3%	< 1%	289
Oregon	68%	17%	5%	10%	< 1%	218
Pennsylvania	75%	16%	3%	6%	1%	865
Rhode Island	73%	16%	5%	5%	< 1%	180
South Carolina	79%	15%	3%	2%	1%	376
South Dakota	69%	20%	5%	6%	< 1%	213
Tennessee	81%	14%	2%	3%	1%	524
Texas	78%	12%	3%	6%	1%	1,774
Utah	83%	9%	2%	6%	1%	202
Vermont	63%	18%	9%	9%	1%	121
Virginia	78%	13%	2%	5%	1%	555
Washington	72%	12%	6%	9%	1%	382
West Virginia	80%	13%	2%	5%	< 1%	234
Wisconsin	69%	19%	7%	4%	1%	349
Wyoming	71%	16%	5%	8%	1%	219

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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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who attend prayer group…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	47%	9%	10%	33%	1%	419
Alaska	32%	6%	10%	51%	< 1%	167
Arizona	36%	11%	7%	46%	< 1%	412
Arkansas	37%	17%	10%	35%	1%	234
California	34%	11%	9%	46%	< 1%	1,965
Colorado	30%	11%	11%	48%	< 1%	270
Connecticut	20%	8%	11%	61%	< 1%	192
Delaware	24%	16%	11%	49%	< 1%	183
District of Columbia	32%	14%	11%	41%	1%	155
Florida	33%	10%	9%	47%	1%	1,285
Georgia	39%	14%	11%	35%	1%	713
Hawaii	35%	9%	13%	43%	1%	181
Idaho	41%	6%	7%	43%	3%	208
Illinois	29%	11%	10%	50%	1%	818
Indiana	36%	12%	10%	42%	< 1%	425
Iowa	28%	8%	16%	48%	1%	219
Kansas	36%	11%	12%	41%	< 1%	206
Kentucky	36%	10%	15%	39%	< 1%	329
Louisiana	42%	16%	10%	33%	< 1%	342
Maine	23%	6%	7%	63%	1%	154
Maryland	34%	11%	10%	45%	< 1%	388
Massachusetts	21%	13%	6%	59%	1%	282
Michigan	30%	13%	9%	48%	1%	624
Minnesota	28%	11%	11%	49%	1%	340
Mississippi	46%	14%	13%	27%	1%	254
Missouri	30%	12%	10%	47%	< 1%	444
Montana	28%	7%	10%	55%	< 1%	192
Nebraska	25%	11%	12%	51%	1%	213
Nevada	34%	15%	8%	43%	1%	177
New Hampshire	19%	11%	14%	55%	1%	132
New Jersey	27%	11%	11%	50%	1%	500
New Mexico	34%	22%	7%	38%	< 1%	188
New York	28%	9%	8%	54%	1%	1,060
North Carolina	40%	13%	11%	36%	< 1%	732
North Dakota	26%	11%	13%	50%	< 1%	229
Ohio	35%	10%	9%	46%	1%	771
Oklahoma	44%	14%	10%	33%	< 1%	289
Oregon	32%	11%	12%	45%	1%	218
Pennsylvania	33%	9%	11%	47%	< 1%	865
Rhode Island	27%	5%	13%	55%	< 1%	180
South Carolina	43%	13%	10%	32%	1%	376
South Dakota	26%	9%	12%	53%	< 1%	213
Tennessee	47%	12%	9%	30%	1%	524
Texas	38%	13%	9%	39%	1%	1,774
Utah	68%	5%	3%	23%	1%	202
Vermont	22%	13%	8%	56%	< 1%	121
Virginia	40%	14%	6%	39%	1%	555
Washington	34%	13%	8%	43%	2%	382
West Virginia	44%	14%	9%	32%	1%	234
Wisconsin	25%	11%	11%	53%	1%	349
Wyoming	37%	7%	10%	46%	< 1%	219

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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Frequency of meditation among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who meditate…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	50%	6%	3%	41%	1%	419
Alaska	45%	11%	1%	41%	2%	167
Arizona	54%	7%	3%	34%	2%	412
Arkansas	42%	5%	5%	46%	1%	234
California	52%	7%	4%	35%	2%	1,965
Colorado	48%	9%	3%	38%	1%	270
Connecticut	50%	11%	5%	32%	2%	192
Delaware	43%	6%	4%	45%	2%	183
District of Columbia	54%	8%	1%	35%	1%	155
Florida	51%	8%	3%	36%	2%	1,285
Georgia	53%	8%	1%	35%	3%	713
Hawaii	49%	8%	5%	36%	2%	181
Idaho	48%	10%	6%	34%	1%	208
Illinois	51%	6%	5%	37%	1%	818
Indiana	42%	8%	4%	45%	2%	425
Iowa	43%	4%	3%	48%	2%	219
Kansas	45%	7%	3%	43%	1%	206
Kentucky	44%	9%	4%	41%	1%	329
Louisiana	53%	5%	2%	39%	1%	342
Maine	48%	9%	1%	41%	1%	154
Maryland	44%	8%	4%	41%	3%	388
Massachusetts	45%	12%	7%	35%	1%	282
Michigan	45%	7%	4%	42%	2%	624
Minnesota	42%	8%	3%	47%	1%	340
Mississippi	53%	10%	1%	33%	3%	254
Missouri	42%	8%	2%	46%	2%	444
Montana	36%	7%	2%	53%	2%	192
Nebraska	44%	7%	1%	46%	3%	213
Nevada	49%	11%	5%	34%	2%	177
New Hampshire	46%	3%	5%	45%	1%	132
New Jersey	45%	7%	3%	43%	2%	500
New Mexico	53%	12%	2%	32%	1%	188
New York	47%	7%	4%	40%	2%	1,060
North Carolina	53%	7%	3%	36%	2%	732
North Dakota	37%	8%	4%	51%	< 1%	229
Ohio	47%	8%	3%	40%	2%	771
Oklahoma	55%	5%	3%	37%	< 1%	289
Oregon	50%	6%	5%	36%	2%	218
Pennsylvania	46%	7%	3%	42%	2%	865
Rhode Island	55%	6%	4%	35%	1%	180
South Carolina	52%	5%	3%	37%	3%	376
South Dakota	42%	10%	3%	44%	1%	213
Tennessee	48%	6%	3%	41%	3%	524
Texas	52%	6%	4%	37%	2%	1,774
Utah	58%	13%	1%	26%	3%	202
Vermont	45%	10%	3%	39%	3%	121
Virginia	47%	10%	6%	36%	2%	555
Washington	52%	7%	2%	38%	2%	382
West Virginia	40%	7%	5%	45%	3%	234
Wisconsin	37%	6%	7%	48%	2%	349
Wyoming	46%	4%	2%	47%	1%	219

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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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	76%	12%	3%	7%	1%	419
Alaska	67%	20%	9%	4%	< 1%	167
Arizona	75%	13%	4%	8%	< 1%	412
Arkansas	74%	12%	6%	7%	< 1%	234
California	70%	13%	7%	8%	1%	1,965
Colorado	65%	12%	12%	10%	1%	270
Connecticut	63%	17%	9%	10%	< 1%	192
Delaware	67%	15%	6%	9%	2%	183
District of Columbia	71%	13%	13%	3%	1%	155
Florida	72%	12%	7%	8%	1%	1,285
Georgia	75%	12%	6%	5%	2%	713
Hawaii	69%	12%	10%	7%	1%	181
Idaho	76%	9%	7%	8%	< 1%	208
Illinois	65%	15%	8%	10%	2%	818
Indiana	70%	13%	8%	9%	1%	425
Iowa	69%	16%	7%	6%	2%	219
Kansas	72%	13%	12%	3%	< 1%	206
Kentucky	69%	12%	7%	10%	2%	329
Louisiana	75%	13%	5%	6%	< 1%	342
Maine	69%	11%	6%	8%	6%	154
Maryland	64%	19%	9%	7%	1%	388
Massachusetts	63%	20%	6%	10%	1%	282
Michigan	69%	14%	9%	7%	1%	624
Minnesota	70%	15%	7%	7%	1%	340
Mississippi	76%	10%	6%	6%	2%	254
Missouri	70%	12%	9%	8%	1%	444
Montana	63%	17%	9%	9%	2%	192
Nebraska	72%	14%	7%	7%	1%	213
Nevada	75%	10%	5%	10%	< 1%	177
New Hampshire	59%	20%	5%	17%	< 1%	132
New Jersey	69%	15%	5%	9%	2%	500
New Mexico	69%	20%	4%	4%	2%	188
New York	66%	15%	9%	10%	2%	1,060
North Carolina	75%	12%	7%	5%	< 1%	732
North Dakota	68%	14%	8%	9%	1%	229
Ohio	69%	13%	10%	7%	1%	771
Oklahoma	73%	13%	3%	10%	1%	289
Oregon	70%	16%	6%	7%	2%	218
Pennsylvania	67%	15%	9%	8%	1%	865
Rhode Island	72%	13%	6%	8%	< 1%	180
South Carolina	79%	9%	4%	7%	1%	376
South Dakota	74%	13%	6%	6%	1%	213
Tennessee	78%	11%	5%	5%	1%	524
Texas	73%	12%	7%	6%	1%	1,774
Utah	84%	8%	3%	3%	1%	202
Vermont	62%	12%	11%	13%	1%	121
Virginia	74%	14%	6%	6%	1%	555
Washington	74%	11%	7%	7%	2%	382
West Virginia	77%	12%	4%	5%	2%	234
Wisconsin	65%	18%	9%	8%	< 1%	349
Wyoming	69%	10%	7%	12%	2%	219

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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Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	41%	12%	10%	36%	2%	419
Alaska	50%	10%	14%	24%	2%	167
Arizona	59%	12%	8%	20%	< 1%	412
Arkansas	45%	16%	9%	29%	2%	234
California	50%	14%	11%	22%	2%	1,965
Colorado	49%	16%	14%	20%	1%	270
Connecticut	48%	17%	8%	26%	1%	192
Delaware	39%	16%	10%	33%	1%	183
District of Columbia	45%	15%	13%	25%	2%	155
Florida	47%	14%	10%	27%	2%	1,285
Georgia	46%	15%	10%	28%	2%	713
Hawaii	48%	19%	9%	23%	2%	181
Idaho	47%	15%	14%	24%	< 1%	208
Illinois	45%	15%	14%	24%	2%	818
Indiana	44%	15%	13%	27%	< 1%	425
Iowa	39%	17%	20%	23%	2%	219
Kansas	40%	17%	13%	26%	3%	206
Kentucky	41%	11%	9%	35%	2%	329
Louisiana	41%	14%	13%	29%	3%	342
Maine	49%	14%	6%	29%	2%	154
Maryland	44%	12%	15%	28%	1%	388
Massachusetts	51%	9%	12%	26%	2%	282
Michigan	43%	17%	11%	27%	2%	624
Minnesota	43%	13%	13%	30%	1%	340
Mississippi	45%	13%	13%	29%	1%	254
Missouri	46%	17%	10%	25%	1%	444
Montana	49%	14%	13%	24%	1%	192
Nebraska	41%	17%	13%	26%	3%	213
Nevada	58%	17%	9%	15%	1%	177
New Hampshire	34%	23%	11%	30%	1%	132
New Jersey	47%	14%	10%	27%	2%	500
New Mexico	52%	11%	9%	24%	5%	188
New York	48%	14%	12%	24%	2%	1,060
North Carolina	46%	18%	12%	23%	1%	732
North Dakota	48%	12%	14%	25%	2%	229
Ohio	45%	18%	12%	23%	2%	771
Oklahoma	44%	16%	12%	28%	1%	289
Oregon	51%	17%	13%	18%	1%	218
Pennsylvania	47%	17%	12%	23%	1%	865
Rhode Island	38%	20%	16%	26%	1%	180
South Carolina	47%	13%	11%	27%	1%	376
South Dakota	45%	17%	11%	27%	< 1%	213
Tennessee	47%	17%	9%	25%	2%	524
Texas	48%	16%	10%	24%	2%	1,774
Utah	48%	33%	10%	9%	1%	202
Vermont	57%	7%	7%	27%	2%	121
Virginia	49%	15%	10%	24%	2%	555
Washington	53%	16%	10%	19%	2%	382
West Virginia	46%	18%	8%	26%	1%	234
Wisconsin	42%	17%	14%	25%	2%	349
Wyoming	46%	19%	6%	27%	2%	219

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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Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

State	Religion	Philosophy/reason	Common sense	Science	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	56%	2%	36%	2%	3%	419
Alaska	48%	4%	37%	5%	6%	167
Arizona	48%	6%	37%	6%	3%	412
Arkansas	58%	5%	33%	2%	2%	234
California	43%	8%	40%	6%	3%	1,965
Colorado	46%	9%	38%	4%	3%	270
Connecticut	31%	13%	48%	8%	< 1%	192
Delaware	43%	6%	43%	5%	3%	183
District of Columbia	40%	9%	43%	5%	3%	155
Florida	43%	8%	43%	5%	2%	1,285
Georgia	57%	6%	31%	3%	2%	713
Hawaii	31%	11%	48%	6%	3%	181
Idaho	49%	5%	40%	3%	3%	208
Illinois	41%	8%	42%	7%	2%	818
Indiana	52%	5%	38%	2%	3%	425
Iowa	47%	6%	41%	4%	2%	219
Kansas	51%	5%	41%	3%	1%	206
Kentucky	52%	6%	36%	3%	3%	329
Louisiana	51%	7%	38%	2%	2%	342
Maine	33%	11%	49%	6%	2%	154
Maryland	48%	5%	39%	5%	3%	388
Massachusetts	32%	8%	48%	9%	2%	282
Michigan	46%	5%	42%	5%	3%	624
Minnesota	44%	5%	42%	5%	4%	340
Mississippi	57%	6%	30%	5%	3%	254
Missouri	50%	7%	35%	3%	4%	444
Montana	43%	3%	46%	4%	4%	192
Nebraska	46%	5%	44%	3%	2%	213
Nevada	40%	8%	40%	9%	3%	177
New Hampshire	31%	10%	50%	7%	2%	132
New Jersey	39%	10%	41%	8%	3%	500
New Mexico	59%	6%	26%	3%	6%	188
New York	36%	10%	46%	4%	3%	1,060
North Carolina	52%	6%	35%	4%	2%	732
North Dakota	45%	5%	41%	7%	2%	229
Ohio	44%	9%	41%	4%	3%	771
Oklahoma	47%	6%	41%	4%	3%	289
Oregon	49%	5%	37%	6%	2%	218
Pennsylvania	51%	6%	36%	5%	2%	865
Rhode Island	43%	8%	42%	3%	3%	180
South Carolina	58%	5%	32%	1%	4%	376
South Dakota	45%	9%	43%	2%	1%	213
Tennessee	54%	5%	35%	3%	3%	524
Texas	51%	6%	35%	5%	3%	1,774
Utah	63%	3%	27%	5%	3%	202
Vermont	36%	13%	44%	4%	3%	121
Virginia	51%	7%	36%	3%	2%	555
Washington	46%	11%	35%	5%	4%	382
West Virginia	62%	2%	32%	2%	2%	234
Wisconsin	49%	8%	36%	4%	3%	349
Wyoming	47%	7%	38%	3%	5%	219

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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Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say…

State	There are clear standards for what is right and wrong	Right or wrong depends on the situation	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	43%	55%	1%	1%	419
Alaska	47%	49%	2%	3%	167
Arizona	47%	48%	2%	3%	412
Arkansas	44%	53%	2%	< 1%	234
California	36%	61%	2%	2%	1,965
Colorado	45%	49%	3%	3%	270
Connecticut	35%	63%	1%	1%	192
Delaware	39%	60%	< 1%	1%	183
District of Columbia	30%	66%	3%	1%	155
Florida	37%	60%	1%	1%	1,285
Georgia	44%	54%	1%	1%	713
Hawaii	34%	64%	< 1%	1%	181
Idaho	50%	49%	1%	< 1%	208
Illinois	39%	59%	1%	1%	818
Indiana	41%	56%	2%	1%	425
Iowa	39%	59%	1%	< 1%	219
Kansas	42%	58%	< 1%	< 1%	206
Kentucky	44%	52%	3%	1%	329
Louisiana	41%	57%	1%	1%	342
Maine	41%	54%	3%	2%	154
Maryland	35%	63%	1%	2%	388
Massachusetts	33%	63%	3%	2%	282
Michigan	45%	53%	1%	1%	624
Minnesota	42%	56%	1%	1%	340
Mississippi	40%	57%	1%	2%	254
Missouri	44%	54%	1%	< 1%	444
Montana	53%	45%	2%	1%	192
Nebraska	47%	52%	< 1%	1%	213
Nevada	37%	61%	1%	1%	177
New Hampshire	37%	61%	2%	< 1%	132
New Jersey	31%	68%	1%	1%	500
New Mexico	43%	51%	2%	3%	188
New York	31%	66%	1%	1%	1,060
North Carolina	41%	57%	1%	1%	732
North Dakota	49%	50%	< 1%	< 1%	229
Ohio	36%	62%	1%	1%	771
Oklahoma	40%	58%	1%	1%	289
Oregon	50%	49%	1%	< 1%	218
Pennsylvania	44%	54%	1%	1%	865
Rhode Island	42%	54%	2%	2%	180
South Carolina	43%	54%	2%	1%	376
South Dakota	42%	56%	1%	1%	213
Tennessee	46%	51%	3%	1%	524
Texas	40%	57%	2%	1%	1,774
Utah	53%	44%	3%	< 1%	202
Vermont	42%	52%	3%	4%	121
Virginia	44%	54%	1%	1%	555
Washington	44%	53%	1%	1%	382
West Virginia	47%	50%	1%	2%	234
Wisconsin	37%	61%	1%	1%	349
Wyoming	48%	51%	1%	< 1%	219

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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Frequency of reading scripture among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who read scripture…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	61%	13%	8%	17%	1%	419
Alaska	50%	12%	5%	32%	< 1%	167
Arizona	52%	11%	8%	28%	< 1%	412
Arkansas	57%	15%	8%	20%	1%	234
California	46%	11%	9%	33%	1%	1,965
Colorado	48%	7%	7%	38%	< 1%	270
Connecticut	36%	10%	11%	43%	< 1%	192
Delaware	40%	19%	6%	33%	2%	183
District of Columbia	45%	14%	6%	34%	1%	155
Florida	48%	13%	9%	28%	1%	1,285
Georgia	61%	12%	7%	19%	< 1%	713
Hawaii	41%	13%	9%	36%	1%	181
Idaho	53%	11%	11%	24%	1%	208
Illinois	42%	13%	9%	34%	2%	818
Indiana	49%	9%	10%	31%	1%	425
Iowa	40%	13%	9%	37%	< 1%	219
Kansas	45%	11%	9%	35%	< 1%	206
Kentucky	53%	8%	7%	30%	2%	329
Louisiana	58%	13%	7%	20%	1%	342
Maine	39%	8%	7%	45%	1%	154
Maryland	49%	16%	9%	26%	< 1%	388
Massachusetts	30%	12%	10%	47%	1%	282
Michigan	47%	11%	9%	32%	1%	624
Minnesota	44%	8%	13%	35%	< 1%	340
Mississippi	66%	12%	5%	17%	< 1%	254
Missouri	52%	13%	8%	27%	< 1%	444
Montana	46%	5%	8%	41%	< 1%	192
Nebraska	39%	14%	7%	39%	1%	213
Nevada	43%	14%	10%	33%	< 1%	177
New Hampshire	33%	13%	8%	46%	< 1%	132
New Jersey	42%	11%	8%	38%	1%	500
New Mexico	58%	14%	4%	24%	< 1%	188
New York	41%	11%	10%	37%	2%	1,060
North Carolina	55%	15%	7%	21%	1%	732
North Dakota	34%	19%	11%	35%	1%	229
Ohio	49%	11%	9%	31%	< 1%	771
Oklahoma	59%	13%	8%	19%	< 1%	289
Oregon	51%	12%	9%	28%	1%	218
Pennsylvania	46%	10%	12%	31%	1%	865
Rhode Island	34%	13%	8%	43%	1%	180
South Carolina	62%	13%	6%	18%	1%	376
South Dakota	38%	14%	10%	38%	< 1%	213
Tennessee	68%	9%	6%	16%	2%	524
Texas	55%	12%	8%	23%	1%	1,774
Utah	71%	6%	9%	13%	1%	202
Vermont	41%	7%	6%	46%	< 1%	121
Virginia	58%	11%	6%	23%	1%	555
Washington	47%	15%	7%	31%	< 1%	382
West Virginia	57%	13%	6%	23%	< 1%	234
Wisconsin	39%	16%	9%	35%	1%	349
Wyoming	44%	11%	10%	34%	1%	219

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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Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say the holy scripture is…

State	Word of God; should be taken literally	Word of God; not everything taken literally	Word of God; other/don't know	Not the word of God	Other/don't know	Sample size
Alabama	58%	27%	4%	8%	3%	419
Alaska	42%	28%	4%	21%	5%	167
Arizona	40%	37%	2%	13%	8%	412
Arkansas	55%	28%	3%	9%	5%	234
California	38%	31%	3%	19%	8%	1,965
Colorado	37%	33%	3%	19%	8%	270
Connecticut	34%	30%	3%	26%	8%	192
Delaware	31%	39%	6%	17%	7%	183
District of Columbia	44%	33%	2%	15%	5%	155
Florida	43%	30%	4%	16%	7%	1,285
Georgia	50%	32%	3%	10%	5%	713
Hawaii	39%	25%	2%	24%	9%	181
Idaho	39%	41%	3%	12%	5%	208
Illinois	36%	37%	3%	16%	7%	818
Indiana	47%	32%	5%	11%	6%	425
Iowa	34%	43%	3%	13%	7%	219
Kansas	41%	40%	4%	11%	4%	206
Kentucky	52%	26%	4%	12%	5%	329
Louisiana	55%	30%	3%	8%	4%	342
Maine	36%	30%	5%	19%	10%	154
Maryland	39%	34%	3%	18%	6%	388
Massachusetts	28%	36%	4%	22%	10%	282
Michigan	42%	36%	4%	12%	6%	624
Minnesota	36%	33%	5%	17%	8%	340
Mississippi	64%	23%	5%	5%	2%	254
Missouri	41%	36%	4%	13%	7%	444
Montana	29%	41%	6%	15%	9%	192
Nebraska	38%	42%	3%	11%	6%	213
Nevada	35%	35%	1%	20%	8%	177
New Hampshire	33%	36%	3%	20%	7%	132
New Jersey	33%	35%	5%	20%	7%	500
New Mexico	47%	28%	5%	12%	8%	188
New York	35%	32%	3%	21%	8%	1,060
North Carolina	47%	28%	5%	12%	9%	732
North Dakota	38%	41%	3%	14%	3%	229
Ohio	43%	34%	4%	12%	6%	771
Oklahoma	47%	31%	2%	14%	7%	289
Oregon	35%	38%	4%	15%	8%	218
Pennsylvania	43%	36%	3%	12%	6%	865
Rhode Island	29%	35%	2%	31%	3%	180
South Carolina	57%	29%	2%	6%	5%	376
South Dakota	38%	37%	2%	10%	14%	213
Tennessee	54%	25%	6%	9%	6%	524
Texas	48%	30%	3%	13%	6%	1,774
Utah	31%	51%	4%	11%	3%	202
Vermont	28%	32%	4%	28%	9%	121
Virginia	53%	26%	4%	12%	5%	555
Washington	36%	39%	4%	15%	6%	382
West Virginia	59%	22%	6%	7%	7%	234
Wisconsin	44%	35%	4%	13%	5%	349
Wyoming	45%	34%	5%	14%	3%	219

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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Belief in Heaven among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who …in heaven

State	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
Alabama	89%	6%	4%	419
Alaska	77%	15%	8%	167
Arizona	87%	8%	6%	412
Arkansas	91%	2%	7%	234
California	82%	11%	7%	1,965
Colorado	79%	12%	9%	270
Connecticut	87%	9%	5%	192
Delaware	89%	7%	5%	183
District of Columbia	86%	10%	3%	155
Florida	85%	10%	5%	1,285
Georgia	89%	6%	5%	713
Hawaii	81%	9%	10%	181
Idaho	88%	7%	5%	208
Illinois	86%	8%	6%	818
Indiana	90%	5%	5%	425
Iowa	90%	6%	4%	219
Kansas	85%	6%	9%	206
Kentucky	94%	3%	3%	329
Louisiana	92%	4%	4%	342
Maine	82%	12%	7%	154
Maryland	86%	10%	4%	388
Massachusetts	82%	9%	9%	282
Michigan	86%	7%	7%	624
Minnesota	84%	8%	7%	340
Mississippi	93%	4%	3%	254
Missouri	88%	8%	4%	444
Montana	87%	8%	5%	192
Nebraska	90%	6%	4%	213
Nevada	83%	10%	7%	177
New Hampshire	81%	15%	4%	132
New Jersey	89%	6%	5%	500
New Mexico	83%	11%	6%	188
New York	85%	10%	6%	1,060
North Carolina	88%	5%	7%	732
North Dakota	89%	6%	5%	229
Ohio	89%	6%	5%	771
Oklahoma	91%	5%	4%	289
Oregon	85%	8%	7%	218
Pennsylvania	87%	7%	6%	865
Rhode Island	87%	7%	6%	180
South Carolina	89%	5%	6%	376
South Dakota	87%	6%	8%	213
Tennessee	88%	5%	7%	524
Texas	87%	7%	6%	1,774
Utah	95%	3%	2%	202
Vermont	81%	12%	7%	121
Virginia	89%	6%	5%	555
Washington	81%	11%	8%	382
West Virginia	93%	1%	6%	234
Wisconsin	88%	3%	8%	349
Wyoming	87%	5%	8%	219

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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Belief in Hell among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who …in hell

State	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
Alabama	78%	15%	7%	419
Alaska	68%	27%	5%	167
Arizona	69%	23%	8%	412
Arkansas	84%	11%	6%	234
California	66%	26%	8%	1,965
Colorado	68%	24%	8%	270
Connecticut	61%	30%	9%	192
Delaware	67%	23%	10%	183
District of Columbia	70%	23%	8%	155
Florida	71%	22%	7%	1,285
Georgia	79%	15%	7%	713
Hawaii	65%	23%	11%	181
Idaho	69%	22%	9%	208
Illinois	72%	19%	9%	818
Indiana	78%	15%	7%	425
Iowa	73%	19%	7%	219
Kansas	73%	18%	9%	206
Kentucky	89%	8%	3%	329
Louisiana	81%	13%	6%	342
Maine	68%	22%	9%	154
Maryland	68%	24%	7%	388
Massachusetts	58%	32%	10%	282
Michigan	76%	17%	7%	624
Minnesota	68%	22%	11%	340
Mississippi	83%	13%	4%	254
Missouri	78%	15%	7%	444
Montana	63%	32%	5%	192
Nebraska	70%	23%	7%	213
Nevada	64%	25%	11%	177
New Hampshire	63%	31%	7%	132
New Jersey	67%	24%	9%	500
New Mexico	69%	23%	8%	188
New York	65%	27%	8%	1,060
North Carolina	80%	13%	7%	732
North Dakota	71%	22%	7%	229
Ohio	75%	19%	6%	771
Oklahoma	78%	16%	6%	289
Oregon	64%	28%	8%	218
Pennsylvania	72%	20%	8%	865
Rhode Island	68%	21%	11%	180
South Carolina	79%	11%	10%	376
South Dakota	71%	18%	12%	213
Tennessee	84%	12%	5%	524
Texas	75%	19%	6%	1,774
Utah	57%	38%	6%	202
Vermont	60%	33%	7%	121
Virginia	78%	15%	7%	555
Washington	63%	28%	9%	382
West Virginia	86%	7%	6%	234
Wisconsin	75%	16%	9%	349
Wyoming	68%	23%	9%	219

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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Party affiliation among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who identify as…

State	Republican/lean Rep.	No lean	Democrat/lean Dem.	Sample size
Alabama	52%	13%	36%	419
Alaska	46%	33%	21%	167
Arizona	50%	21%	29%	412
Arkansas	49%	15%	36%	234
California	35%	21%	44%	1,965
Colorado	56%	15%	30%	270
Connecticut	36%	20%	45%	192
Delaware	35%	14%	51%	183
District of Columbia	14%	15%	71%	155
Florida	41%	18%	41%	1,285
Georgia	43%	18%	39%	713
Hawaii	34%	20%	46%	181
Idaho	60%	16%	24%	208
Illinois	39%	19%	42%	818
Indiana	47%	19%	34%	425
Iowa	49%	18%	33%	219
Kansas	54%	20%	26%	206
Kentucky	45%	14%	41%	329
Louisiana	42%	13%	45%	342
Maine	46%	20%	34%	154
Maryland	33%	13%	54%	388
Massachusetts	31%	18%	51%	282
Michigan	40%	16%	43%	624
Minnesota	47%	15%	38%	340
Mississippi	45%	14%	41%	254
Missouri	45%	16%	39%	444
Montana	57%	20%	23%	192
Nebraska	56%	13%	31%	213
Nevada	43%	16%	42%	177
New Hampshire	46%	20%	34%	132
New Jersey	36%	20%	44%	500
New Mexico	47%	17%	37%	188
New York	32%	20%	47%	1,060
North Carolina	45%	16%	40%	732
North Dakota	57%	18%	25%	229
Ohio	46%	17%	36%	771
Oklahoma	51%	15%	34%	289
Oregon	41%	24%	35%	218
Pennsylvania	47%	14%	39%	865
Rhode Island	35%	25%	40%	180
South Carolina	48%	17%	35%	376
South Dakota	57%	6%	37%	213
Tennessee	54%	12%	34%	524
Texas	44%	21%	35%	1,774
Utah	71%	12%	17%	202
Vermont	41%	19%	40%	121
Virginia	47%	20%	33%	555
Washington	43%	24%	33%	382
West Virginia	45%	13%	42%	234
Wisconsin	51%	18%	31%	349
Wyoming	67%	17%	16%	219

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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Political ideology among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

State	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	55%	28%	10%	7%	419
Alaska	45%	31%	17%	7%	167
Arizona	48%	31%	14%	7%	412
Arkansas	50%	31%	13%	5%	234
California	39%	35%	20%	6%	1,965
Colorado	48%	29%	18%	5%	270
Connecticut	42%	35%	17%	7%	192
Delaware	37%	35%	21%	8%	183
District of Columbia	22%	47%	17%	15%	155
Florida	45%	28%	20%	8%	1,285
Georgia	48%	30%	15%	7%	713
Hawaii	35%	42%	17%	6%	181
Idaho	51%	28%	17%	4%	208
Illinois	39%	35%	20%	6%	818
Indiana	52%	28%	14%	6%	425
Iowa	47%	30%	17%	6%	219
Kansas	49%	30%	19%	2%	206
Kentucky	48%	28%	16%	7%	329
Louisiana	54%	28%	11%	6%	342
Maine	47%	26%	21%	6%	154
Maryland	32%	35%	24%	8%	388
Massachusetts	33%	36%	23%	8%	282
Michigan	45%	27%	19%	9%	624
Minnesota	47%	28%	20%	5%	340
Mississippi	52%	25%	16%	7%	254
Missouri	46%	28%	18%	8%	444
Montana	56%	27%	12%	5%	192
Nebraska	49%	32%	13%	6%	213
Nevada	39%	39%	17%	5%	177
New Hampshire	50%	30%	18%	2%	132
New Jersey	36%	37%	20%	7%	500
New Mexico	44%	31%	14%	11%	188
New York	37%	34%	23%	6%	1,060
North Carolina	47%	29%	18%	6%	732
North Dakota	53%	27%	17%	3%	229
Ohio	48%	29%	15%	7%	771
Oklahoma	44%	38%	12%	5%	289
Oregon	37%	33%	23%	7%	218
Pennsylvania	45%	30%	17%	9%	865
Rhode Island	35%	38%	18%	8%	180
South Carolina	52%	32%	10%	6%	376
South Dakota	51%	32%	11%	6%	213
Tennessee	54%	23%	14%	8%	524
Texas	45%	30%	17%	8%	1,774
Utah	57%	29%	9%	5%	202
Vermont	48%	26%	24%	3%	121
Virginia	47%	36%	13%	5%	555
Washington	42%	31%	21%	6%	382
West Virginia	51%	28%	14%	6%	234
Wisconsin	52%	35%	10%	3%	349
Wyoming	50%	29%	12%	9%	219

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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Views about size of government among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who would rather have…

State	Smaller government; fewer services	Bigger government; more services	Depends	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	56%	40%	2%	1%	419
Alaska	65%	31%	< 1%	4%	167
Arizona	63%	32%	2%	3%	412
Arkansas	54%	42%	< 1%	3%	234
California	48%	46%	4%	3%	1,965
Colorado	61%	31%	3%	4%	270
Connecticut	57%	41%	2%	< 1%	192
Delaware	49%	41%	5%	5%	183
District of Columbia	27%	64%	4%	5%	155
Florida	49%	42%	4%	5%	1,285
Georgia	51%	44%	2%	3%	713
Hawaii	51%	40%	5%	4%	181
Idaho	70%	25%	2%	3%	208
Illinois	55%	40%	2%	3%	818
Indiana	61%	31%	5%	3%	425
Iowa	63%	32%	1%	5%	219
Kansas	69%	25%	2%	4%	206
Kentucky	54%	36%	5%	4%	329
Louisiana	52%	43%	3%	3%	342
Maine	62%	26%	6%	6%	154
Maryland	51%	42%	2%	5%	388
Massachusetts	49%	40%	5%	6%	282
Michigan	58%	35%	4%	3%	624
Minnesota	62%	30%	3%	5%	340
Mississippi	54%	41%	2%	3%	254
Missouri	62%	31%	2%	4%	444
Montana	71%	22%	4%	3%	192
Nebraska	76%	21%	< 1%	3%	213
Nevada	62%	34%	3%	1%	177
New Hampshire	71%	23%	3%	3%	132
New Jersey	45%	48%	3%	5%	500
New Mexico	50%	43%	3%	4%	188
New York	41%	53%	3%	4%	1,060
North Carolina	53%	39%	3%	5%	732
North Dakota	72%	22%	1%	4%	229
Ohio	61%	32%	3%	5%	771
Oklahoma	60%	33%	3%	4%	289
Oregon	60%	34%	1%	5%	218
Pennsylvania	59%	34%	3%	4%	865
Rhode Island	57%	34%	1%	8%	180
South Carolina	57%	38%	2%	4%	376
South Dakota	73%	23%	3%	1%	213
Tennessee	59%	34%	2%	5%	524
Texas	49%	44%	3%	4%	1,774
Utah	75%	20%	1%	4%	202
Vermont	58%	37%	2%	4%	121
Virginia	61%	35%	2%	3%	555
Washington	59%	32%	5%	3%	382
West Virginia	56%	33%	5%	5%	234
Wisconsin	66%	29%	2%	2%	349
Wyoming	77%	16%	1%	5%	219

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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Views about government aid to the poor among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say government aid to the poor…

State	Does more harm than good	Does more good than harm	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	52%	40%	6%	2%	419
Alaska	52%	39%	6%	3%	167
Arizona	54%	39%	4%	4%	412
Arkansas	51%	46%	2%	2%	234
California	44%	51%	3%	2%	1,965
Colorado	53%	41%	3%	2%	270
Connecticut	46%	51%	3%	< 1%	192
Delaware	49%	45%	5%	1%	183
District of Columbia	25%	69%	5%	1%	155
Florida	47%	46%	5%	2%	1,285
Georgia	49%	45%	4%	2%	713
Hawaii	40%	50%	9%	< 1%	181
Idaho	51%	40%	6%	3%	208
Illinois	47%	47%	4%	2%	818
Indiana	61%	33%	5%	1%	425
Iowa	44%	53%	3%	< 1%	219
Kansas	55%	37%	7%	1%	206
Kentucky	50%	39%	8%	3%	329
Louisiana	50%	43%	3%	4%	342
Maine	48%	42%	6%	4%	154
Maryland	44%	52%	3%	2%	388
Massachusetts	45%	47%	4%	3%	282
Michigan	49%	45%	4%	2%	624
Minnesota	49%	45%	4%	2%	340
Mississippi	49%	43%	4%	3%	254
Missouri	50%	44%	4%	1%	444
Montana	62%	34%	1%	3%	192
Nebraska	63%	34%	2%	1%	213
Nevada	49%	45%	5%	1%	177
New Hampshire	51%	45%	4%	< 1%	132
New Jersey	38%	55%	3%	4%	500
New Mexico	48%	46%	2%	4%	188
New York	42%	51%	5%	2%	1,060
North Carolina	45%	48%	5%	2%	732
North Dakota	60%	34%	4%	1%	229
Ohio	50%	44%	4%	2%	771
Oklahoma	50%	44%	3%	3%	289
Oregon	45%	48%	6%	1%	218
Pennsylvania	52%	42%	4%	2%	865
Rhode Island	43%	52%	1%	4%	180
South Carolina	46%	47%	5%	2%	376
South Dakota	55%	42%	2%	2%	213
Tennessee	49%	45%	4%	2%	524
Texas	50%	43%	4%	3%	1,774
Utah	62%	36%	1%	< 1%	202
Vermont	49%	44%	4%	2%	121
Virginia	53%	40%	4%	3%	555
Washington	47%	48%	4%	2%	382
West Virginia	44%	50%	5%	1%	234
Wisconsin	55%	39%	3%	3%	349
Wyoming	70%	24%	4%	2%	219

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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Views about abortion among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say abortion should be…

State	Legal in all/most cases	Illegal in all/most cases	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	33%	62%	4%	419
Alaska	42%	54%	4%	167
Arizona	38%	57%	5%	412
Arkansas	32%	65%	3%	234
California	46%	50%	5%	1,965
Colorado	46%	48%	6%	270
Connecticut	62%	32%	6%	192
Delaware	43%	51%	6%	183
District of Columbia	60%	36%	4%	155
Florida	48%	48%	5%	1,285
Georgia	38%	58%	4%	713
Hawaii	54%	41%	5%	181
Idaho	31%	63%	5%	208
Illinois	44%	53%	3%	818
Indiana	34%	60%	5%	425
Iowa	41%	57%	2%	219
Kansas	37%	60%	3%	206
Kentucky	26%	67%	7%	329
Louisiana	31%	65%	4%	342
Maine	45%	51%	5%	154
Maryland	55%	41%	3%	388
Massachusetts	62%	34%	4%	282
Michigan	43%	53%	4%	624
Minnesota	38%	58%	4%	340
Mississippi	30%	65%	5%	254
Missouri	36%	59%	5%	444
Montana	44%	49%	6%	192
Nebraska	39%	57%	5%	213
Nevada	55%	41%	4%	177
New Hampshire	51%	41%	8%	132
New Jersey	50%	45%	5%	500
New Mexico	37%	61%	3%	188
New York	55%	40%	5%	1,060
North Carolina	40%	53%	7%	732
North Dakota	38%	60%	2%	229
Ohio	39%	55%	5%	771
Oklahoma	42%	53%	5%	289
Oregon	52%	45%	4%	218
Pennsylvania	38%	57%	5%	865
Rhode Island	49%	44%	6%	180
South Carolina	35%	59%	6%	376
South Dakota	41%	56%	3%	213
Tennessee	33%	62%	5%	524
Texas	38%	58%	4%	1,774
Utah	31%	68%	1%	202
Vermont	54%	41%	5%	121
Virginia	45%	52%	3%	555
Washington	44%	50%	6%	382
West Virginia	27%	67%	6%	234
Wisconsin	39%	60%	2%	349
Wyoming	39%	58%	4%	219

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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Views about homosexuality among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say homosexuality…

State	Should be accepted	Should be discouraged	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	34%	58%	4%	4%	419
Alaska	46%	43%	8%	4%	167
Arizona	52%	34%	5%	8%	412
Arkansas	36%	55%	6%	4%	234
California	57%	34%	5%	4%	1,965
Colorado	54%	35%	5%	7%	270
Connecticut	67%	27%	2%	5%	192
Delaware	56%	38%	3%	4%	183
District of Columbia	57%	37%	2%	3%	155
Florida	56%	35%	5%	4%	1,285
Georgia	45%	46%	4%	5%	713
Hawaii	58%	35%	3%	4%	181
Idaho	48%	43%	6%	3%	208
Illinois	53%	38%	4%	5%	818
Indiana	43%	48%	5%	4%	425
Iowa	50%	43%	5%	2%	219
Kansas	46%	41%	9%	4%	206
Kentucky	37%	52%	6%	4%	329
Louisiana	46%	42%	7%	5%	342
Maine	57%	34%	4%	5%	154
Maryland	54%	38%	7%	2%	388
Massachusetts	71%	20%	3%	6%	282
Michigan	50%	41%	7%	2%	624
Minnesota	49%	45%	4%	2%	340
Mississippi	36%	59%	4%	1%	254
Missouri	47%	45%	3%	5%	444
Montana	49%	42%	4%	5%	192
Nebraska	50%	43%	4%	3%	213
Nevada	56%	39%	3%	2%	177
New Hampshire	62%	30%	2%	5%	132
New Jersey	63%	30%	3%	4%	500
New Mexico	42%	49%	5%	4%	188
New York	60%	31%	4%	5%	1,060
North Carolina	45%	43%	7%	5%	732
North Dakota	47%	48%	5%	1%	229
Ohio	50%	41%	4%	5%	771
Oklahoma	42%	50%	5%	2%	289
Oregon	53%	38%	7%	3%	218
Pennsylvania	50%	41%	5%	4%	865
Rhode Island	66%	23%	4%	7%	180
South Carolina	43%	50%	5%	3%	376
South Dakota	51%	41%	5%	3%	213
Tennessee	32%	62%	3%	3%	524
Texas	47%	44%	5%	4%	1,774
Utah	41%	51%	4%	5%	202
Vermont	62%	33%	1%	3%	121
Virginia	49%	46%	4%	2%	555
Washington	53%	42%	4%	2%	382
West Virginia	36%	56%	4%	3%	234
Wisconsin	52%	43%	2%	3%	349
Wyoming	46%	44%	5%	5%	219

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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Views about same-sex marriage among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who …same-sex marriage

State	Strongly favor/favor	Oppose/strongly oppose	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	26%	63%	11%	419
Alaska	47%	46%	6%	167
Arizona	43%	49%	8%	412
Arkansas	27%	61%	12%	234
California	49%	44%	7%	1,965
Colorado	48%	44%	8%	270
Connecticut	61%	36%	4%	192
Delaware	44%	51%	5%	183
District of Columbia	46%	40%	14%	155
Florida	42%	49%	9%	1,285
Georgia	34%	57%	9%	713
Hawaii	46%	40%	14%	181
Idaho	33%	54%	13%	208
Illinois	45%	46%	9%	818
Indiana	34%	56%	10%	425
Iowa	41%	52%	6%	219
Kansas	40%	52%	8%	206
Kentucky	29%	62%	10%	329
Louisiana	32%	60%	8%	342
Maine	50%	44%	6%	154
Maryland	48%	44%	9%	388
Massachusetts	56%	31%	13%	282
Michigan	41%	52%	7%	624
Minnesota	44%	51%	5%	340
Mississippi	26%	67%	8%	254
Missouri	37%	56%	7%	444
Montana	40%	46%	14%	192
Nebraska	40%	54%	6%	213
Nevada	42%	53%	5%	177
New Hampshire	56%	38%	6%	132
New Jersey	48%	41%	11%	500
New Mexico	31%	59%	10%	188
New York	51%	40%	9%	1,060
North Carolina	35%	55%	10%	732
North Dakota	39%	56%	5%	229
Ohio	40%	52%	8%	771
Oklahoma	34%	61%	5%	289
Oregon	45%	46%	8%	218
Pennsylvania	39%	51%	10%	865
Rhode Island	55%	36%	9%	180
South Carolina	29%	63%	7%	376
South Dakota	43%	52%	5%	213
Tennessee	26%	67%	7%	524
Texas	36%	55%	9%	1,774
Utah	35%	60%	5%	202
Vermont	57%	36%	7%	121
Virginia	37%	58%	5%	555
Washington	45%	46%	9%	382
West Virginia	30%	61%	9%	234
Wisconsin	44%	53%	3%	349
Wyoming	40%	49%	11%	219

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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Views about environmental regulation among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say…

State	Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy	Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	50%	42%	3%	5%	419
Alaska	52%	41%	2%	6%	167
Arizona	47%	45%	3%	5%	412
Arkansas	49%	46%	3%	2%	234
California	39%	53%	3%	4%	1,965
Colorado	45%	49%	2%	3%	270
Connecticut	38%	59%	1%	2%	192
Delaware	36%	53%	4%	7%	183
District of Columbia	30%	63%	3%	4%	155
Florida	43%	52%	2%	3%	1,285
Georgia	40%	56%	2%	3%	713
Hawaii	29%	63%	1%	7%	181
Idaho	49%	47%	< 1%	3%	208
Illinois	42%	53%	3%	2%	818
Indiana	50%	47%	1%	2%	425
Iowa	38%	56%	4%	3%	219
Kansas	43%	49%	5%	3%	206
Kentucky	53%	41%	3%	4%	329
Louisiana	46%	48%	2%	4%	342
Maine	38%	56%	3%	3%	154
Maryland	35%	60%	2%	3%	388
Massachusetts	35%	57%	3%	5%	282
Michigan	44%	48%	3%	5%	624
Minnesota	42%	52%	2%	5%	340
Mississippi	45%	47%	5%	3%	254
Missouri	46%	49%	2%	3%	444
Montana	70%	27%	3%	1%	192
Nebraska	45%	46%	3%	5%	213
Nevada	46%	46%	3%	5%	177
New Hampshire	36%	60%	3%	1%	132
New Jersey	35%	60%	1%	4%	500
New Mexico	45%	47%	3%	4%	188
New York	36%	59%	2%	3%	1,060
North Carolina	42%	50%	3%	5%	732
North Dakota	50%	43%	2%	5%	229
Ohio	46%	49%	3%	3%	771
Oklahoma	45%	49%	2%	4%	289
Oregon	46%	49%	3%	3%	218
Pennsylvania	47%	48%	3%	2%	865
Rhode Island	37%	58%	2%	3%	180
South Carolina	47%	49%	1%	4%	376
South Dakota	52%	45%	1%	2%	213
Tennessee	47%	46%	3%	4%	524
Texas	40%	53%	3%	3%	1,774
Utah	52%	40%	6%	2%	202
Vermont	39%	55%	2%	4%	121
Virginia	46%	50%	3%	1%	555
Washington	33%	58%	4%	5%	382
West Virginia	55%	37%	4%	4%	234
Wisconsin	44%	51%	2%	2%	349
Wyoming	61%	33%	4%	2%	219

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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Views about human evolution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say humans…

State	Evolved; due to natural processes	Evolved; due to God's design	Evolved; don't know how	Always existed in present form	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	13%	26%	2%	54%	5%	419
Alaska	12%	30%	4%	49%	5%	167
Arizona	16%	31%	3%	44%	6%	412
Arkansas	9%	32%	2%	54%	4%	234
California	22%	29%	3%	40%	6%	1,965
Colorado	15%	33%	4%	44%	4%	270
Connecticut	21%	34%	1%	40%	4%	192
Delaware	17%	28%	4%	46%	5%	183
District of Columbia	25%	39%	5%	28%	3%	155
Florida	18%	31%	3%	44%	5%	1,285
Georgia	14%	29%	2%	48%	6%	713
Hawaii	23%	31%	4%	40%	2%	181
Idaho	9%	31%	5%	49%	5%	208
Illinois	21%	33%	2%	40%	4%	818
Indiana	11%	32%	2%	52%	3%	425
Iowa	19%	33%	2%	40%	6%	219
Kansas	15%	31%	4%	46%	4%	206
Kentucky	14%	28%	2%	50%	6%	329
Louisiana	12%	30%	2%	49%	7%	342
Maine	23%	24%	6%	40%	7%	154
Maryland	19%	33%	4%	39%	5%	388
Massachusetts	24%	34%	6%	30%	6%	282
Michigan	16%	28%	4%	48%	5%	624
Minnesota	15%	24%	6%	50%	6%	340
Mississippi	13%	23%	3%	58%	4%	254
Missouri	15%	29%	4%	48%	4%	444
Montana	21%	26%	2%	47%	5%	192
Nebraska	18%	35%	3%	40%	4%	213
Nevada	16%	31%	5%	42%	5%	177
New Hampshire	20%	32%	< 1%	45%	3%	132
New Jersey	24%	28%	4%	38%	6%	500
New Mexico	12%	33%	4%	49%	2%	188
New York	20%	29%	5%	41%	5%	1,060
North Carolina	13%	33%	4%	44%	6%	732
North Dakota	16%	27%	4%	51%	3%	229
Ohio	13%	29%	5%	46%	6%	771
Oklahoma	13%	28%	1%	50%	8%	289
Oregon	19%	28%	3%	42%	8%	218
Pennsylvania	15%	28%	4%	49%	4%	865
Rhode Island	20%	32%	1%	43%	3%	180
South Carolina	13%	30%	2%	51%	4%	376
South Dakota	15%	25%	3%	52%	5%	213
Tennessee	10%	24%	2%	56%	8%	524
Texas	14%	30%	3%	47%	5%	1,774
Utah	13%	28%	3%	52%	4%	202
Vermont	29%	32%	4%	30%	5%	121
Virginia	11%	35%	3%	47%	4%	555
Washington	18%	25%	7%	46%	4%	382
West Virginia	9%	24%	5%	57%	5%	234
Wisconsin	14%	31%	1%	47%	7%	349
Wyoming	16%	29%	6%	44%	5%	219

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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Religious Landscape Study

State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty

State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty

State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by religious group

Demographic✭Information

Age distribution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Generational cohort among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Gender composition among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Racial and ethnic composition among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Immigrant status among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Income distribution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Educational distribution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Marital status among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Parent of children under 18 among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Beliefs✭and✭Practices

Importance of religion in one's life among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Attendance at religious services among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Frequency of prayer among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Frequency of meditation among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Frequency of reading scripture among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Belief in Heaven among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Belief in Hell among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Social✭and✭Political✭Views

Party affiliation among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Political ideology among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Views about size of government among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Views about government aid to the poor among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Views about abortion among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Views about homosexuality among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Views about same-sex marriage among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Views about environmental regulation among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

Views about human evolution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state

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BeliefsandPractices

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