Belief in Heaven among adults who pray weekly by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who pray weekly by belief in heaven

% of adults who pray weekly who …in heaven

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Chicago Metro Area84%11%5%157
Los Angeles Metro Area72%16%12%156
New York City Metro Area74%19%7%247
Philadelphia Metro Area82%15%2%104
Washington, DC Metro Area79%13%8%147
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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