Belief in God among adults who say religion is not at all important by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among adults who say religion is not at all important by belief in God

% of adults who say religion is not at all important who say they…

Educational distributionBelieve 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
High school or less18%12%12%1%50%7%869
Some college16%13%9%< 1%55%7%953
College9%11%10%1%63%7%1,213
Post-graduate degree8%12%11%< 1%61%8%915
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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