Belief in God among men by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among men by belief in God

% of men 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
Buddhist19%34%13%2%29%3%138
Catholic58%30%7%1%3%1%3,426
Evangelical Protestant85%12%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%4,061
Hindu39%33%13%1%12%2%136
Historically Black Protestant87%10%1%1%< 1%< 1%818
Jewish34%28%17%< 1%18%3%428
Mainline Protestant60%28%6%1%2%2%2,778
Mormon82%15%1%< 1%< 1%1%347
Muslim84%11%3%< 1%< 1%1%152
Orthodox Christian63%23%9%< 1%5%< 1%106
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")23%20%11%1%38%6%4,471
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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