Belief in Heaven among adults who seldom or never read scripture by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who seldom or never read scripture by belief in heaven

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who …in heaven

Religious traditionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Buddhist45%47%7%147
Catholic80%14%6%3,807
Evangelical Protestant87%8%5%1,462
Hindu37%54%9%120
Historically Black Protestant91%6%3%308
Jewish30%59%11%580
Mainline Protestant74%16%10%2,641
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")31%59%9%6,116
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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