% of adults who say religion is not too important who are…
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Belief in Heaven
Parents
Non-parents
Sample size
Believe
28%
72%
1,444
Don't believe
22%
78%
1,895
Other/don't know
23%
77%
441
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.