Belief in Heaven among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by belief in heaven

% of adults with some college education who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama87%7%6%157
Alaska52%35%13%102
Arizona68%24%8%207
California67%25%8%994
Colorado64%27%9%148
Florida75%18%6%572
Georgia74%19%7%248
Hawaii73%19%8%113
Idaho71%22%7%113
Illinois71%19%9%363
Indiana80%11%9%171
Iowa76%20%4%104
Kentucky81%15%4%110
Louisiana83%13%3%122
Maryland69%25%6%151
Massachusetts55%33%13%147
Michigan74%17%9%313
Minnesota68%23%9%155
Mississippi88%8%5%112
Missouri82%12%5%186
Nebraska79%16%5%100
Nevada56%34%10%105
New Jersey71%20%9%206
New York69%25%6%509
North Carolina82%13%6%293
North Dakota78%14%8%111
Ohio74%20%5%301
Oklahoma81%17%2%106
Oregon68%24%8%127
Pennsylvania75%20%5%326
South Carolina76%13%11%134
Tennessee76%15%9%171
Texas76%17%8%707
Utah78%16%6%101
Virginia85%8%6%170
Washington66%26%9%228
Wisconsin80%15%5%183
Wyoming71%16%13%122
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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