Parent of children under 18 among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by parental status

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama28%72%418
Alaska32%68%166
Arizona27%73%410
Arkansas33%67%234
California32%68%1,957
Colorado31%69%268
Connecticut24%76%190
Delaware33%67%183
District of Columbia24%76%152
Florida28%72%1,281
Georgia33%67%711
Hawaii30%70%181
Idaho30%70%206
Illinois29%71%817
Indiana27%73%423
Iowa35%65%219
Kansas37%63%204
Kentucky29%71%328
Louisiana34%66%340
Maine27%73%154
Maryland25%75%387
Massachusetts26%74%280
Michigan29%71%621
Minnesota29%71%340
Mississippi32%68%253
Missouri31%69%440
Montana23%77%191
Nebraska30%70%213
Nevada26%74%176
New Hampshire24%76%131
New Jersey31%69%494
New Mexico27%73%188
New York28%72%1,057
North Carolina30%70%729
North Dakota26%74%229
Ohio30%70%769
Oklahoma31%69%289
Oregon33%67%217
Pennsylvania26%74%862
Rhode Island28%72%180
South Carolina29%71%375
South Dakota26%74%213
Tennessee34%66%523
Texas36%64%1,764
Utah40%60%200
Vermont20%80%121
Virginia28%72%553
Washington25%75%381
West Virginia23%77%234
Wisconsin28%72%348
Wyoming31%69%219
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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