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

% of liberals 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
Buddhist23%28%9%1%31%7%136
Catholic52%35%8%2%3%1%1,474
Evangelical Protestant76%19%3%1%< 1%1%937
Historically Black Protestant87%11%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%467
Jewish23%26%16%1%26%8%394
Mainline Protestant58%31%6%1%3%1%1,259
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")20%19%11%< 1%43%5%3,107
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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