Belief in Heaven among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by belief in heaven

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama84%9%8%231
Alaska62%29%9%106
Arizona79%15%6%252
Arkansas83%7%10%126
California71%21%8%1,154
Colorado73%21%7%193
Connecticut76%17%7%113
Florida77%16%7%671
Georgia84%10%6%377
Idaho74%19%7%137
Illinois80%12%8%430
Indiana83%11%7%243
Iowa78%16%5%113
Kansas74%16%10%120
Kentucky91%5%4%172
Louisiana83%11%6%183
Maryland79%13%8%207
Massachusetts65%23%12%177
Michigan79%11%9%352
Minnesota79%13%8%196
Mississippi89%7%4%121
Missouri81%15%4%239
Montana75%15%10%134
Nebraska85%8%7%128
New Hampshire58%26%15%100
New Jersey77%15%7%266
New Mexico77%17%7%103
New York73%18%8%544
North Carolina84%10%6%377
North Dakota93%2%5%139
Ohio80%15%5%385
Oklahoma90%8%2%134
Oregon81%12%7%140
Pennsylvania78%15%7%501
South Carolina82%10%7%197
South Dakota83%9%8%113
Tennessee84%9%8%292
Texas82%9%8%949
Utah91%7%2%126
Virginia83%11%6%328
Washington74%22%5%243
West Virginia87%5%7%136
Wisconsin78%12%10%199
Wyoming79%12%9%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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