| When asked about God, a higher-being or a cosmic force, the differences between US and Australian young people begin to show. Just 3 per cent of American young people reject any idea of there being a God, higher-being or cosmic force, compared with 16 per cent of Australian young people. The large majority of US young people (65%) believe there in a personal God compared with just 38 per cent of Australian young people. When asked the questions whether they believed in God or not, or whether they were unsure, 34 per cent of Australian young people said they were unsure compared with 12 per cent of American young people.
US Young People Australian Young People
Believe in God 84 49
Unsure 12 34
Not believe 3 17
Views of God or some kind of higher-being
Believe in a personal God 65 38
Believe in something out there 27 35
Don't know 5 7
Do not believe there is anything 3 16
While US young people are much more accepting of the idea of God than Australian young people, that even among Australians, the great majority believe there is or there may be something out there.
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