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

% of adults who seldom or never pray who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alaska26%59%14%102
Arizona35%58%8%159
California30%62%8%1,092
Colorado25%65%10%150
Connecticut28%64%8%113
Florida28%62%10%461
Georgia33%62%5%152
Illinois30%61%8%306
Indiana42%45%13%130
Maine39%52%8%124
Maryland27%63%10%169
Massachusetts22%66%12%279
Michigan38%51%11%222
Minnesota35%54%11%139
Missouri50%44%6%126
New Hampshire24%60%16%107
New Jersey28%62%10%215
New York33%58%9%582
North Carolina30%61%9%165
Ohio38%57%5%194
Oregon29%64%7%146
Pennsylvania34%59%7%291
Texas37%52%11%407
Vermont31%63%6%133
Virginia33%55%12%193
Washington28%63%9%230
Wisconsin36%59%5%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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