Belief in Heaven among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by belief in heaven

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama92%4%4%240
Arizona87%9%5%213
Arkansas89%5%6%143
California80%14%6%962
Colorado88%7%6%150
Florida81%14%5%651
Georgia88%7%4%376
Idaho85%6%9%118
Illinois86%8%6%389
Indiana88%6%6%242
Iowa87%8%6%101
Kansas85%8%6%123
Kentucky91%4%6%195
Louisiana89%6%5%173
Maryland82%15%3%163
Massachusetts78%12%10%117
Michigan85%6%8%335
Minnesota80%12%8%182
Mississippi93%4%3%165
Missouri86%8%5%235
Montana88%5%7%105
Nebraska85%8%7%100
New Jersey88%6%6%242
New York86%8%5%535
North Carolina87%6%6%357
North Dakota91%6%4%125
Ohio87%8%5%397
Oklahoma87%10%4%165
Oregon81%9%10%111
Pennsylvania85%8%6%464
South Carolina86%7%7%214
South Dakota84%5%11%119
Tennessee86%6%7%317
Texas84%8%8%959
Utah93%5%1%117
Virginia89%6%5%284
Washington84%10%7%190
West Virginia92%4%4%142
Wisconsin83%7%10%190
Wyoming79%7%14%106
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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