Belief in Heaven among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by belief in heaven

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama84%11%5%232
Alaska58%34%8%159
Arizona73%19%8%349
Arkansas82%12%6%141
California63%29%8%1,849
Colorado53%34%13%251
Connecticut64%26%9%169
Delaware70%23%7%117
District of Columbia68%25%7%133
Florida69%24%7%960
Georgia75%18%7%470
Hawaii62%31%8%159
Idaho63%31%6%156
Illinois67%23%9%588
Indiana71%20%9%294
Iowa70%23%7%140
Kansas74%16%10%133
Kentucky76%18%6%193
Louisiana76%16%9%206
Maine53%35%13%127
Maryland68%26%6%292
Massachusetts51%36%14%336
Michigan68%20%11%430
Minnesota62%28%11%265
Mississippi83%11%6%141
Missouri77%18%5%299
Montana65%25%10%152
Nebraska76%17%7%128
Nevada64%26%10%165
New Hampshire48%41%11%139
New Jersey72%21%6%387
New Mexico64%25%11%161
New York65%27%8%928
North Carolina77%17%6%473
North Dakota73%16%11%148
Ohio73%21%6%504
Oklahoma73%22%5%175
Oregon57%31%11%220
Pennsylvania70%23%7%621
Rhode Island58%33%9%115
South Carolina76%14%10%239
South Dakota68%20%13%147
Tennessee80%12%8%324
Texas73%18%10%1,226
Utah79%18%2%165
Vermont52%41%7%159
Virginia74%18%8%442
Washington60%32%8%359
West Virginia82%10%9%141
Wisconsin70%18%12%255
Wyoming61%26%13%152
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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