Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by importance of religion

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say religion is…

Belief in GodVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain40%38%11%10%1%3,266
Believe in God; fairly certain13%46%28%12%1%3,432
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain6%28%43%23%< 1%1,467
Do not believe in God2%7%22%67%< 1%3,239
Other/don't know if they believe in God4%19%35%40%1%651
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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