Belief in Heaven among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by belief in heaven

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who …in heaven

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area95%2%3%160
Boston Metro Area78%14%7%111
Chicago Metro Area88%7%5%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area89%6%5%196
Detroit Metro Area91%5%4%103
Houston Metro Area90%6%4%133
Los Angeles Metro Area89%8%3%282
Miami Metro Area88%9%4%122
New York City Metro Area86%7%7%453
Philadelphia Metro Area86%8%6%218
Phoenix Metro Area92%7%2%121
Providence Metro Area86%11%2%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area86%11%3%104
Washington, DC Metro Area92%6%2%227
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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