Belief in Heaven among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by belief in heaven

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama91%4%5%295
Arizona85%9%7%246
Arkansas87%5%8%162
California84%10%5%1,084
Colorado76%14%11%152
Florida84%10%5%702
Georgia90%5%5%473
Idaho88%6%5%132
Illinois85%8%8%409
Indiana89%5%6%247
Iowa88%7%4%104
Kansas87%6%6%109
Kentucky92%2%5%202
Louisiana89%6%4%229
Maryland85%10%6%220
Massachusetts84%8%9%110
Michigan88%5%8%332
Minnesota81%9%10%168
Mississippi92%4%4%192
Missouri85%9%6%257
Montana86%7%6%106
New Jersey87%7%6%231
New Mexico85%10%5%115
New York85%7%8%511
North Carolina87%6%8%458
Ohio88%5%7%429
Oklahoma89%7%5%193
Oregon89%6%4%121
Pennsylvania86%7%7%432
South Carolina89%4%7%252
Tennessee88%4%8%368
Texas86%6%7%1,103
Utah98%1%2%171
Virginia88%8%4%356
Washington84%11%5%218
West Virginia95%< 1%5%136
Wisconsin86%4%11%156
Wyoming78%12%10%115
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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