% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who are in…
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Belief in Heaven
Northeast
South
Midwest
West
Sample size
Believe
13%
46%
22%
19%
9,157
Don't believe
17%
36%
20%
27%
985
Other/don't know
16%
41%
26%
18%
730
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.