Belief in Heaven among adults in the Washington, DC metro area by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults in the Washington, DC metro area by belief in heaven

% of adults in the Washington, DC metro area who …in heaven

Religious traditionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Catholic88%8%4%163
Evangelical Protestant86%11%2%113
Historically Black Protestant90%9%1%112
Mainline Protestant72%12%16%153
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")31%61%8%232
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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