Generational cohort among who do not believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Heaven by generational group

% of who do not believe in Heaven who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alaska9%15%32%37%7%< 1%103
Arizona17%20%25%23%15%< 1%161
California16%19%29%25%9%1%1,137
Colorado13%18%30%31%6%2%161
Connecticut20%16%20%33%9%2%105
Florida14%11%27%32%12%3%489
Georgia25%21%24%23%6%< 1%154
Illinois20%20%20%28%11%1%280
Indiana14%15%42%17%11%2%106
Maine18%14%19%32%15%2%100
Maryland15%21%28%28%8%< 1%175
Massachusetts19%21%26%24%8%3%258
Michigan16%21%21%33%7%2%177
Minnesota24%20%25%27%5%< 1%113
Missouri19%15%33%17%15%1%112
New Hampshire18%19%20%33%10%< 1%101
New Jersey17%21%26%25%9%3%206
New York18%20%27%26%9%1%532
North Carolina13%18%31%26%10%1%179
Ohio18%18%30%26%7%1%191
Oregon8%21%26%32%11%2%143
Pennsylvania24%17%26%24%8%1%279
Texas22%19%25%26%8%1%420
Vermont20%12%23%32%11%1%128
Virginia13%26%25%26%10%< 1%196
Washington12%17%32%30%8%1%234
Wisconsin19%14%34%24%9%1%124
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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