Belief in Heaven among moderates by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among moderates by belief in heaven

% of moderates who …in heaven

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area74%20%6%161
Boston Metro Area52%32%16%176
Chicago Metro Area73%20%7%303
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area78%15%7%234
Detroit Metro Area73%19%8%128
Houston Metro Area73%17%10%181
Los Angeles Metro Area62%27%11%369
Miami Metro Area72%18%10%167
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area71%23%6%117
New York City Metro Area70%23%7%620
Philadelphia Metro Area69%26%4%275
Phoenix Metro Area76%18%6%137
Providence Metro Area69%22%9%134
Riverside, CA Metro Area78%18%4%131
San Diego Metro Area60%30%10%117
San Francisco Metro Area59%35%6%164
Seattle Metro Area56%36%8%113
St. Louis Metro Area80%15%4%100
Tampa Metro Area64%22%14%121
Washington, DC Metro Area69%25%6%366
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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