They're going to be so pissed when they find out it's a little green man.

I for one worship Zardoz.

yeah but what god? I would answer yes to the question too but only because I worship the God of Pizza Rolls

A sample size of 1,000/>300,000,000 certainly doesn't make for a strong argument regarding the feelings of the total population, and certainly shouldn't lead anyone to conclude that 9/10 Americans believe in God AND are religious.
Surveys are terribly unreliable, they attract more people who will answer in the affirmative to the questions posed. Plus, as therblig points out … they tend to bring out the liars in people.
Also, they were only given the option of yes and no, which probably skews the numbers towards “belief in God,” because people on the fence would be more likely to go with what they viewed the as the “right” (as dictated by societal norms) answer to be.  I believe in God (but am not religious, more spiritual), but I hate when surveys, polls, and what not are blown out of proportion. Based on my observations of society, and the church parking lot across the street, people were totally bluffing on that survey. I also have to wonder how close this was posted to the rapture, and if people were like… “well, just in case.”

Only 1,000 individuals participated in a country with over 300,000,000 citizens. What were the demographics of the participants, and were they representative of the whole population? Also, The Salon tends to sensationalize a lot of the stuff they report. In short, you should be more skeptical and take these statements with a grain of salt before mindlessly regurgitating it as if they are fact. :I

9 in 10 americans SAY they believe in god.