This statistic shows the results of a 2017 survey among adult Americans on whether they believe that God determines what happens to them in life. During the survey, 27 percent of respondents stated they believe that God determines what happens to them all the time. 13 percent stated they believe that God never determines their path in life.
Do you believe that God determines what happens to you?
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Pew Research Center. (April 25, 2018). Do you believe that God determines what happens to you? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/955398/americans-who-believe-god-determines-what-happens/
Pew Research Center. "Do you believe that God determines what happens to you?." Chart. April 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955398/americans-who-believe-god-determines-what-happens/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Do you believe that God determines what happens to you?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955398/americans-who-believe-god-determines-what-happens/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Believe That God Determines What Happens to You?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955398/americans-who-believe-god-determines-what-happens/
Pew Research Center, Do you believe that God determines what happens to you? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955398/americans-who-believe-god-determines-what-happens/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Do you believe that God determines what happens to you? [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/955398/americans-who-believe-god-determines-what-happens/