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

% of men who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama81%13%6%256
Alaska54%36%10%152
Arizona67%26%6%352
Arkansas80%12%8%163
California60%32%7%1,868
Colorado55%32%12%283
Connecticut66%30%4%190
Delaware68%25%8%127
District of Columbia62%33%4%146
Florida65%28%7%1,051
Georgia73%21%7%469
Hawaii62%28%11%161
Idaho64%27%9%155
Illinois64%27%9%656
Indiana72%19%9%330
Iowa70%23%7%175
Kansas69%20%11%171
Kentucky77%17%6%210
Louisiana73%19%8%231
Maine50%42%9%136
Maryland66%26%8%325
Massachusetts52%37%11%348
Michigan70%21%8%477
Minnesota66%25%9%273
Mississippi83%13%4%153
Missouri75%21%4%324
Montana60%31%9%174
Nebraska75%20%5%154
Nevada57%31%11%183
New Hampshire43%42%15%142
New Jersey68%26%6%426
New Mexico64%28%8%153
New York61%30%8%878
North Carolina75%19%6%509
North Dakota75%18%7%191
Ohio74%21%6%533
Oklahoma73%20%6%194
Oregon55%33%11%207
Pennsylvania68%26%6%633
Rhode Island53%36%11%143
South Carolina75%16%10%226
South Dakota72%19%9%155
Tennessee78%13%9%337
Texas71%20%9%1,325
Utah74%21%6%172
Vermont54%36%10%162
Virginia72%20%8%465
Washington60%33%8%344
West Virginia79%10%11%150
Wisconsin64%27%9%311
Wyoming68%21%10%165
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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