Parent of children under 18 among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by parental status

% of adults who believe in God and are fairly certain who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Arizona32%68%121
California33%67%802
Colorado31%69%118
Florida24%76%375
Georgia24%76%140
Illinois26%74%274
Indiana28%72%126
Maryland27%73%116
Massachusetts24%76%175
Michigan31%69%203
Minnesota26%74%126
Missouri32%68%110
New Jersey32%68%220
New York21%79%423
North Carolina27%73%161
Ohio33%67%207
Pennsylvania31%69%274
Texas37%63%443
Virginia34%66%167
Washington32%68%156
Wisconsin38%62%129
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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