Age distribution among who do not believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Heaven by age group

% of who do not believe in Heaven who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alaska18%37%34%10%103
Arizona28%34%18%21%161
California28%37%21%14%1,137
Colorado24%37%26%13%161
Connecticut28%28%27%17%105
Florida21%31%24%23%489
Georgia35%36%21%8%154
Illinois30%30%22%17%280
Indiana24%46%14%15%106
Maine22%29%28%21%100
Maryland29%35%23%13%175
Massachusetts32%34%20%15%258
Michigan31%27%27%16%177
Minnesota33%35%24%8%113
Missouri29%38%13%19%112
New Hampshire26%31%27%16%101
New Jersey27%37%21%15%206
New York28%36%21%14%532
North Carolina27%36%22%15%179
Ohio29%36%21%13%191
Oregon22%33%28%17%143
Pennsylvania34%33%20%13%279
Texas32%34%23%11%420
Vermont24%32%28%16%128
Virginia27%37%22%14%196
Washington24%37%25%14%234
Wisconsin28%38%18%16%124
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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