% of adults who say religion is not at all important who …in heaven
Chart
Table
Share
Region
Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Northeast
20%
74%
6%
913
South
18%
74%
8%
1,026
Midwest
18%
74%
8%
708
West
12%
81%
7%
1,319
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.