Belief in Heaven among adults who attend services weekly or more by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend services weekly or more by belief in heaven

% of adults who attend services weekly or more who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama90%5%6%279
Arizona89%8%3%238
Arkansas86%6%8%144
California84%9%7%1,126
Colorado74%12%14%155
Connecticut90%4%6%111
Delaware91%2%7%110
Florida86%9%5%733
Georgia90%5%6%429
Idaho92%5%3%123
Illinois88%5%7%507
Indiana88%7%5%269
Iowa89%6%5%131
Kansas86%8%6%126
Kentucky94%2%4%197
Louisiana91%5%4%223
Maryland88%8%4%222
Massachusetts84%9%7%172
Michigan86%6%8%367
Minnesota85%8%7%218
Mississippi91%4%6%162
Missouri88%7%4%253
Montana92%4%4%108
Nebraska90%5%5%135
New Jersey92%4%5%315
New Mexico90%8%2%118
New York87%7%6%612
North Carolina87%5%8%441
North Dakota85%8%7%128
Ohio88%7%6%470
Oklahoma92%4%4%172
Oregon85%7%8%118
Pennsylvania86%7%7%513
Rhode Island86%7%6%108
South Carolina85%6%8%242
South Dakota86%4%10%122
Tennessee87%3%9%364
Texas86%7%7%1,096
Utah97%1%2%175
Virginia90%6%4%393
Washington81%11%8%218
West Virginia94%1%6%146
Wisconsin90%3%7%189
Wyoming79%10%11%118
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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