Belief in Heaven among adults who say religion is somewhat important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is somewhat important by belief in heaven

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Arizona76%17%8%146
California70%20%9%912
Colorado65%26%9%135
Connecticut77%16%6%106
Florida72%19%9%492
Georgia76%17%6%187
Illinois77%15%8%326
Indiana87%7%7%142
Maryland73%21%6%164
Massachusetts65%21%14%189
Michigan78%14%8%247
Minnesota82%10%8%153
Missouri87%10%3%157
New Jersey70%19%11%247
New York70%21%9%541
North Carolina82%13%5%205
Ohio84%11%4%269
Pennsylvania74%17%8%340
Tennessee77%19%4%112
Texas76%16%8%545
Virginia75%18%7%198
Washington73%19%7%165
Wisconsin79%11%10%178
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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