Belief in God among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by belief in God

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say they…

Metro areaBelieve 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
Atlanta Metro Area85%10%2%< 1%2%< 1%327
Baltimore Metro Area70%14%5%< 1%9%1%137
Boston Metro Area57%24%6%1%10%1%229
Chicago Metro Area66%23%4%< 1%6%1%477
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area80%14%1%< 1%3%2%428
Detroit Metro Area81%12%3%< 1%4%< 1%227
Houston Metro Area79%16%3%1%1%< 1%312
Los Angeles Metro Area67%20%4%1%6%2%625
Miami Metro Area70%17%4%2%7%1%306
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area71%19%1%< 1%6%3%182
New York City Metro Area69%19%4%1%5%2%960
Philadelphia Metro Area71%14%3%< 1%9%2%392
Phoenix Metro Area78%12%4%< 1%6%1%241
Pittsburgh Metro Area83%9%6%1%2%< 1%142
Providence Metro Area67%20%6%< 1%6%1%193
Riverside, CA Metro Area73%16%4%1%4%1%244
San Diego Metro Area65%17%6%2%8%1%198
San Francisco Metro Area55%17%8%4%15%2%250
Seattle Metro Area71%12%6%< 1%10%< 1%180
St. Louis Metro Area82%13%2%< 1%3%1%164
Tampa Metro Area79%11%4%< 1%5%1%195
Washington, DC Metro Area74%15%4%< 1%5%2%489
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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