Belief in Heaven among third generation immigrants or higher by state (2014) Switch to: State among third generation immigrants or higher by belief in heaven

% of third generation immigrants or higher who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama85%10%5%460
Alaska59%32%9%251
Arizona71%21%8%503
Arkansas85%9%6%282
California62%29%9%2,235
Colorado63%28%9%403
Connecticut69%26%5%252
Delaware76%19%6%251
District of Columbia68%26%7%212
Florida70%22%8%1,363
Georgia79%15%6%823
Hawaii67%23%10%226
Idaho68%26%6%282
Illinois72%20%8%1,044
Indiana78%14%8%584
Iowa74%20%6%304
Kansas77%15%7%273
Kentucky83%12%5%414
Louisiana82%11%6%417
Maine60%32%8%251
Maryland72%22%6%490
Massachusetts52%35%13%474
Michigan74%17%9%826
Minnesota72%20%8%504
Mississippi87%9%4%299
Missouri80%15%5%571
Montana71%23%6%284
Nebraska78%17%5%264
Nevada61%29%10%226
New Hampshire54%32%15%249
New Jersey71%21%8%563
New Mexico69%24%7%246
New York66%27%7%1,209
North Carolina79%14%7%886
North Dakota80%14%6%301
Ohio78%16%5%971
Oklahoma80%16%5%357
Oregon61%30%10%345
Pennsylvania72%20%7%1,160
Rhode Island67%25%8%229
South Carolina79%12%9%446
South Dakota77%15%9%274
Tennessee82%11%7%584
Texas78%15%8%1,791
Utah77%19%4%271
Vermont59%35%7%246
Virginia76%17%7%709
Washington60%31%9%547
West Virginia84%9%7%289
Wisconsin72%20%8%516
Wyoming72%18%10%287
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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