Belief in God - Belief Statistics Topic
Q19. Which one statement comes closest to your personal beliefs about God? (Please mark only one box.) (GOD)Results weighted by WEIGHT (Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007) - Instructional Dataset)
Belief in God by Age
| 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubts that God exists | 55.6%143 | 59.6%186 | 70.4%235 | 62.5%188 | 70.0%142 | 70.3%128 | 64.3%1022 | 0 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 16.0%41 | 13.8%43 | 8.1%27 | 11.0%33 | 10.3%21 | 12.1%22 | 11.8%187 | 0 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 3.5%9 | 1.0%3 | 2.4%8 | 2.0%6 | 0.5%1 | 1.6%3 | 1.9%30 | 0 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 15.2%39 | 11.5%36 | 11.1%37 | 13.6%41 | 9.4%19 | 7.7%14 | 11.7%186 | 0 |
| I don't know and there is no way to find out | 4.3%11 | 8.3%26 | 4.2%14 | 6.6%20 | 7.4%15 | 6.0%11 | 6.1%97 | 0 |
| I am an atheist | 5.4%14 | 5.8%18 | 3.9%13 | 4.3%13 | 2.5%5 | 2.2%4 | 4.2%67 | 0 |
| Missing | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 0 |
| Total | 100%257 | 100%312 | 100%334 | 100%301 | 100%203 | 100%182 | 1589 |
Belief in God by Education
| No high school diploma | High school graduate | Some college | Trade/technical/vocational training | College graduate | Postgraduate work/degree | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubts that God exists | 74.1%83 | 71.6%318 | 65.1%280 | 68.7%114 | 59.0%125 | 44.4%88 | 64.5%1008 | 18 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 11.6%13 | 11.9%53 | 13.3%57 | 9.0%15 | 9.4%20 | 14.1%28 | 11.9%186 | 2 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 1.8%2 | 2.5%11 | 1.4%6 | 0.6%1 | 2.4%5 | 1.0%2 | 1.7%27 | 2 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 5.4%6 | 6.1%27 | 11.2%48 | 13.9%23 | 13.7%29 | 22.7%45 | 11.4%178 | 6 |
| I don't know and there is no way to find out | 4.5%5 | 4.5%20 | 5.1%22 | 4.8%8 | 7.5%16 | 12.1%24 | 6.1%95 | 1 |
| I am an atheist | 2.7%3 | 3.4%15 | 4.0%17 | 3.0%5 | 8.0%17 | 5.6%11 | 4.4%68 | 1 |
| Missing | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 5 |
| Total | 100%112 | 100%444 | 100%430 | 100%166 | 100%212 | 100%198 | 1562 |
Belief in God by Gender
| Male | Female | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubts that God exists | 57.6%430 | 70.1%592 | 64.3%1022 | 0 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 14.2%106 | 9.7%82 | 11.8%188 | 0 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 1.9%14 | 1.9%16 | 1.9%30 | 0 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 11.7%87 | 11.6%98 | 11.6%185 | 0 |
| I don't know and there is no way to find out | 8.4%63 | 3.9%33 | 6.0%96 | 0 |
| I am an atheist | 6.2%46 | 2.7%23 | 4.3%69 | 0 |
| Missing | 27 | 29 | 56 | 0 |
| Total | 100%746 | 100%844 | 1590 |
Belief in God by Region
| East | Mid-West | South | West | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubts that God exists | 53.5%184 | 66.5%250 | 76.3%390 | 55.2%198 | 64.3%1022 | 0 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 16.3%56 | 14.9%56 | 6.8%35 | 11.4%41 | 11.8%188 | 0 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 3.5%12 | 2.1%8 | 1.0%5 | 1.4%5 | 1.9%30 | 0 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 14.2%49 | 9.8%37 | 8.6%44 | 15.6%56 | 11.7%186 | 0 |
| I don't know and there is no way to find out | 9.0%31 | 4.8%18 | 3.1%16 | 8.6%31 | 6.0%96 | 0 |
| I am an atheist | 3.5%12 | 1.9%7 | 4.1%21 | 7.8%28 | 4.3%68 | 0 |
| Missing | 12 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 56 | 0 |
| Total | 100%344 | 100%376 | 100%511 | 100%359 | 1590 |
Belief in God by Religion
| Evangelical Protestant | Black Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Catholic | Other | None | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubts that God exists | 84.1%430 | 94.5%69 | 58.4%185 | 70.5%241 | 45.6%57 | 9.5%16 | 65.0%998 | 19 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 7.8%40 | 2.7%2 | 20.5%65 | 14.3%49 | 9.6%12 | 6.5%11 | 11.7%179 | 7 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 0.8%4 | 0.0%0 | 2.8%9 | 3.8%13 | 1.6%2 | 0.6%1 | 1.9%29 | 0 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 4.5%23 | 1.4%1 | 12.3%39 | 7.6%26 | 26.4%33 | 29.2%49 | 11.1%171 | 15 |
| I don't know and there is no way to find out | 2.2%11 | 1.4%1 | 5.0%16 | 3.5%12 | 12.0%15 | 22.6%38 | 6.1%93 | 3 |
| I am an atheist | 0.6%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.9%3 | 0.3%1 | 4.8%6 | 31.5%53 | 4.3%66 | 2 |
| Missing | 12 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 102 | 4 |
| Total | 100%511 | 100%73 | 100%317 | 100%342 | 100%125 | 100%168 | 1536 |
Belief in God by Worship attendance
| Less than once a year | Once or twice a year | Several times a year | 1-3 times a month | About weekly | Weekly or more | Total | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have no doubts that God exists | 31.4%148 | 50.0%80 | 70.3%121 | 75.8%141 | 73.0%73 | 92.9%446 | 64.3%1009 | 12 |
| I believe in God, but with some doubts | 13.8%65 | 20.6%33 | 12.8%22 | 14.5%27 | 16.0%16 | 4.8%23 | 11.8%186 | 5 |
| I sometimes believe in God | 3.0%14 | 3.1%5 | 2.9%5 | 2.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 1.9%30 | 0 |
| I believe in a higher power or cosmic force | 23.3%110 | 16.3%26 | 11.6%20 | 4.8%9 | 11.0%11 | 1.5%7 | 11.7%183 | 3 |
| I don't know and there is no way to find out | 14.8%70 | 9.4%15 | 2.3%4 | 2.2%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.6%3 | 6.1%96 | 0 |
| I am an atheist | 13.8%65 | 0.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 4.2%66 | 2 |
| Missing | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 78 | 3 |
| Total | 100%472 | 100%160 | 100%172 | 100%186 | 100%100 | 100%480 | 1570 |
Related variables
A similar question appeared on Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)Q26 In your opinion, does each of the following ... exist a. God (Q26A)
Notes
This file contains all of the cases and variables that are in the original 2007 Baylor Religion Survey, but is prepared for easier use in the classroom. Changes have been made in two areas. First, to avoid confusion when constructing tables or interpreting basic analysis, all missing data codes have been set to system missing. Second, many of the continuous variables have been categorized into fewer categories, and added as additional variables to the file.The Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) received a major three-year grant from the John M. Templeton Foundation, to conduct a nationally representative multi-year study of religious values, practices, and behaviors, with a specific focus on consumption of religious goods and services. Using a host of new survey items that improve upon previous work, the study will yield new data to more systematically explore and better understand what sometimes appears to be an ambiguous relationship between trust, civic engagement, and religion. In partnering with the Gallup Organization, we believe this cutting-edge study has the potential to generate data that may well cause scholars to rethink our currently used measures of religious commitment or devoutness, as well as various theories linking the influence of religion to civic engagement, spiritual capital, and many other important social and behavioral outcomes.
