Belief in God among baby Boomers by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among baby Boomers by belief in God

% of baby Boomers who say they…

Religious denominationBelieve 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
American Baptist Churches USA88%11%1%< 1%1%< 1%194
Assemblies of God90%9%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%190
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints92%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%209
Churches of Christ87%10%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%182
Episcopal Church63%22%6%2%5%2%215
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)73%22%3%< 1%1%< 1%260
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)90%7%1%< 1%1%< 1%354
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod82%17%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%184
National Baptist Convention89%8%2%< 1%< 1%1%216
Nondenominational evangelical94%5%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%270
Nothing in particular (religion important)62%28%6%< 1%1%3%650
Nothing in particular (religion not important)24%25%14%1%29%8%945
Presbyterian Church (USA)76%19%3%< 1%< 1%1%173
Southern Baptist Convention90%8%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%791
United Church of Christ64%31%4%< 1%1%< 1%101
United Methodist Church75%21%3%< 1%< 1%1%677
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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