According to a survey conducted in 2022, 65 percent of U.S. adults said that it was not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values. In comparison, 76 percent of U.S. adults who had a college degree or higher also shared this belief.
Share of Americans with select beliefs on whether it is necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values in the United States in 2022, by educational attainment
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Pew Research Center. (April 20, 2023). Share of Americans with select beliefs on whether it is necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values in the United States in 2022, by educational attainment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410078/us-beliefs-on-whether-it-is-necessary-to-believe-in-god-to-be-moral/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans with select beliefs on whether it is necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values in the United States in 2022, by educational attainment." Chart. April 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410078/us-beliefs-on-whether-it-is-necessary-to-believe-in-god-to-be-moral/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of Americans with select beliefs on whether it is necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values in the United States in 2022, by educational attainment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410078/us-beliefs-on-whether-it-is-necessary-to-believe-in-god-to-be-moral/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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