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Which best describes your beliefs about God?
Change in beliefs about God over time · Asked in 5 waves, 1991–2018 · 5,832 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | I don't believe in god now, and i never have | I don't believe in god now, but i used to | I believe in god now, but i didn't used to |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,175 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,365 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 649 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,284 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 1,359 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| I believe in god now, and i always have |
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| All respondents | 6% | 10% | 12% | 71% | 1175 | ±4 | |
| 18–29 | 13% | 16% | 16% | 56% | 196 | ±9 | |
| 30–44 | 6% | 12% | 13% | 70% | 329 | ±7 | |
| 45–64 | 3% | 6% | 12% | 79% | 376 | ±6 | |
| 65+ | 3% | 10% | 9% | 78% | 269 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2018 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.