Belief in Heaven among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by belief in heaven

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama73%21%6%190
Alaska51%39%10%211
Arizona63%29%8%388
Arkansas80%16%4%129
California54%38%8%2,338
Colorado49%40%11%319
Connecticut64%28%8%265
Delaware67%28%5%181
District of Columbia53%39%7%197
Florida59%32%9%1,213
Georgia66%28%7%455
Hawaii54%35%11%192
Idaho62%33%5%171
Illinois63%29%8%823
Indiana69%21%10%344
Iowa64%30%6%202
Kansas67%21%12%163
Kentucky72%22%6%209
Louisiana69%21%11%212
Maine56%38%6%239
Maryland57%34%9%398
Massachusetts46%42%12%542
Michigan66%25%9%589
Minnesota66%28%6%346
Mississippi79%18%3%100
Missouri75%21%4%369
Montana62%32%6%198
Nebraska70%24%6%169
Nevada54%35%11%198
New Hampshire48%37%15%219
New Jersey62%29%10%559
New Mexico58%36%7%190
New York60%34%7%1,319
North Carolina68%26%6%497
North Dakota71%21%8%210
Ohio70%24%6%643
Oklahoma68%27%5%178
Oregon50%41%9%272
Pennsylvania65%28%7%845
Rhode Island57%35%8%213
South Carolina69%21%10%209
South Dakota74%20%7%182
Tennessee71%25%4%257
Texas67%25%8%1,244
Utah51%41%8%122
Vermont50%44%6%241
Virginia65%27%8%484
Washington49%42%8%446
West Virginia66%20%13%145
Wisconsin65%28%8%387
Wyoming66%21%13%183
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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