Belief in Heaven among college graduates by state (2014) Switch to: State among college graduates by belief in heaven

% of college graduates who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama72%17%11%109
Arizona64%24%11%157
California53%39%8%1,000
Colorado54%39%7%146
Connecticut55%31%14%104
Florida60%30%9%479
Georgia74%18%8%224
Illinois66%26%8%351
Indiana71%21%8%134
Louisiana71%19%10%115
Maryland64%31%5%173
Massachusetts47%42%11%215
Michigan61%29%9%227
Minnesota72%22%6%182
Missouri67%25%7%160
New Jersey66%28%5%227
New York53%39%8%499
North Carolina68%23%9%250
Ohio70%21%8%264
Oregon42%47%12%119
Pennsylvania63%30%7%319
South Carolina71%20%8%111
Tennessee73%19%8%146
Texas69%23%9%609
Virginia67%26%7%291
Washington50%40%10%207
Wisconsin68%22%10%141
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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