Does God determine winners and losers in the Super Bowl?
Percent of Americans by answer, 2016 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: No (85%). Lowest: Don't know (4%).
- No: 85%
- Yes: 11%
- Don't know: 4%
Source: Lifeway Research, Does God Decide, Care Who Wins the Super Bowl? · Lifeway Research phone survey of 1,000 Americans. Article published 2016-02-03.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: No (85%). Lowest: Don't know (4%). No: 85%. Yes: 11%. Don't know: 4%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2016. Source: Lifeway Research, Does God Decide, Care Who Wins the Super Bowl? (https://research.lifeway.com/2016/02/03/does-god-decide-care-who-wins-the-super-bowl/).
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