Belief in Heaven among non-parents by state (2014) Switch to: State among non-parents by belief in heaven

% of non-parents who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama83%12%5%382
Alaska57%32%11%232
Arizona69%22%9%509
Arkansas86%9%5%218
California62%30%8%2,813
Colorado58%31%11%352
Connecticut69%24%7%290
Delaware73%19%8%218
District of Columbia66%28%6%233
Florida69%24%8%1,578
Georgia76%17%7%716
Hawaii65%25%10%245
Idaho67%25%8%234
Illinois71%22%7%1,024
Indiana78%14%8%500
Iowa73%21%6%250
Kansas70%18%11%217
Kentucky80%15%5%332
Louisiana77%14%8%335
Maine61%31%9%239
Maryland71%23%6%485
Massachusetts53%35%11%538
Michigan71%19%9%758
Minnesota71%22%8%423
Mississippi87%9%4%226
Missouri78%17%5%470
Montana70%23%6%239
Nebraska77%18%5%226
Nevada65%26%10%249
New Hampshire54%34%12%246
New Jersey70%23%8%657
New Mexico66%26%9%250
New York65%28%7%1,558
North Carolina77%16%7%790
North Dakota78%15%7%263
Ohio77%17%6%855
Oklahoma77%20%3%311
Oregon58%32%10%323
Pennsylvania71%21%7%1,070
Rhode Island63%28%9%251
South Carolina79%14%7%377
South Dakota74%16%9%234
Tennessee82%13%6%504
Texas75%17%8%1,767
Utah74%22%5%215
Vermont58%35%7%237
Virginia75%19%6%650
Washington59%33%8%555
West Virginia83%9%8%242
Wisconsin69%23%9%452
Wyoming71%19%10%229
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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