Parent of children under 18 among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by parental status

% of who believe in Heaven who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama29%71%426
Alaska35%65%175
Arizona30%70%447
Arkansas33%67%258
California33%67%2,205
Colorado32%68%290
Connecticut24%76%235
Delaware35%65%224
District of Columbia24%76%178
Florida28%72%1,361
Georgia32%68%745
Hawaii31%69%186
Idaho34%66%218
Illinois27%73%927
Indiana28%72%495
Iowa33%67%241
Kansas38%62%229
Kentucky27%73%354
Louisiana36%64%365
Maine24%76%177
Maryland23%77%415
Massachusetts27%73%367
Michigan30%70%704
Minnesota28%72%411
Mississippi30%70%268
Missouri32%68%485
Montana22%78%203
Nebraska30%70%241
Nevada30%70%201
New Hampshire24%76%162
New Jersey32%68%600
New Mexico29%71%199
New York27%73%1,247
North Carolina29%71%771
North Dakota26%74%267
Ohio30%70%860
Oklahoma29%71%310
Oregon32%68%228
Pennsylvania28%72%973
Rhode Island24%76%207
South Carolina29%71%385
South Dakota29%71%233
Tennessee33%67%530
Texas36%64%1,908
Utah38%62%236
Vermont21%79%155
Virginia30%70%619
Washington27%73%418
West Virginia25%75%251
Wisconsin32%68%420
Wyoming33%67%234
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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