Importance of religion in one's life among men by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among men by importance of religion

% of men who say religion is…

Belief in GodVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain71%22%4%3%1%9,790
Believe in God; fairly certain26%47%20%7%1%3,665
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain9%31%37%22%< 1%1,111
Believe in God; don't know47%26%13%7%6%132
Do not believe in God3%7%22%67%1%2,294
Other/don't know if they believe in God8%20%31%37%4%522
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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