This survey, conducted by Harris Poll across the United States in January 2014, shows the extent to which American teenagers believe in popular theories and religious symbols. 80 percent of the teenagers believed in God.
U.S. teenagers: Do you believe in the following theories and religious symbols?
Characteristic
Believe in
Don''t believe in
Not sure
God
80%
9%
11%
Heaven
78%
9%
14%
Miracles
76%
8%
16%
Jesus is God or the Son of God
74%
12%
14%
Angels
74%
10%
15%
The resurrection of Jesus Christ
70%
13%
17%
The Devil
65%
17%
18%
Hell
64%
15%
21%
Survival of the soul after death
62%
11%
26%
The Virgin birth (Jesus born of Mary)
59%
16%
25%
Ghosts
46%
31%
23%
Darwin’s theory of evolution
43%
24%
33%
Creationism
38%
22%
39%
Astrology
36%
38%
26%
UFOs
31%
39%
29%
Witches
23%
56%
21%
Reincarnation – that you were once another person
The source worded the question as follows: "Please indicate for each one if you believe in it, or not".
Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to100% due to rounding
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Harris Interactive. (April 22, 2014). U.S. teenagers: Do you believe in the following theories and religious symbols? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297180/united-states-teenagers-religious-symbol-theories-belief/
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Harris Interactive. (2014). U.S. teenagers: Do you believe in the following theories and religious symbols?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297180/united-states-teenagers-religious-symbol-theories-belief/
Harris Interactive. "U.S. Teenagers: Do You Believe in The following Theories and Religious Symbols?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297180/united-states-teenagers-religious-symbol-theories-belief/
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