Belief in Heaven among adults ages 65 and older by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults ages 65 and older by belief in heaven

% of adults ages 65 and older who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama88%5%7%125
Arizona69%23%8%184
California65%25%10%964
Colorado63%24%14%104
Connecticut69%23%8%100
Florida70%23%7%632
Georgia83%9%8%225
Illinois71%21%8%365
Indiana77%14%10%178
Kentucky86%6%8%122
Louisiana88%6%6%121
Maryland72%21%7%161
Massachusetts58%30%12%186
Michigan73%15%12%258
Minnesota83%10%7%127
Missouri79%16%5%157
New Hampshire58%29%13%105
New Jersey76%17%7%258
New York69%21%10%590
North Carolina80%13%8%288
Ohio81%12%7%326
Oklahoma83%13%5%114
Oregon58%25%17%124
Pennsylvania78%13%8%438
Rhode Island74%20%5%111
South Carolina81%12%6%142
Tennessee90%6%4%195
Texas81%13%7%528
Virginia80%15%5%217
Washington69%25%6%183
Wisconsin72%19%9%161
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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