Highlights from AP-NORC poll about the religiously unaffiliated in the US

Thirty percent of Americans don’t identify with a religious group — but not all of them are atheists or agnostics. In fact, 43% of the group known as the “nones” say they believe in God, even if they largely dislike organized religion. GOD WITHOUT RELIGION Forty-three percent of all nones professed belief in God or a higher power — including 61% of nothings in particular, 40% of agnostics and 4% of atheists. Among the nones, most atheists say it’s good, compared with 52% of agnostics and only 36% of nothings in particular. SPIRITUAL BUT NOT RELIGIOUS In addition to having no religious affiliation, about 9 in 10 nones also don’t consider themselves “religious.” But about half of agnostics and those nothings in particular consider themselves “spiritual but not religious.” About two-thirds of nothings in particular consider themselves spiritual, religious or both.