Generational cohort among adults who say religion is not at all important by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who say religion is not at all important by generational group

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

Belief in GodYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain12%16%31%33%8%< 1%513
Believe in God; fairly certain13%18%33%29%6%< 1%481
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain27%18%25%22%8%1%400
Do not believe in God24%21%27%20%7%1%2,215
Other/don't know if they believe in God17%22%28%24%8%1%273
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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