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

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama69%27%4%109
Alaska49%40%12%166
Arizona60%33%7%299
California49%42%9%1,943
Colorado50%41%9%271
Connecticut62%31%7%232
Delaware64%33%3%150
District of Columbia48%45%7%158
Florida54%36%9%912
Georgia56%37%8%300
Hawaii52%35%13%165
Idaho54%38%8%130
Illinois60%32%8%638
Indiana67%24%9%284
Iowa62%31%7%161
Kansas63%24%13%133
Kentucky68%26%6%162
Louisiana64%26%10%152
Maine52%41%7%196
Maryland51%40%9%303
Massachusetts43%43%13%476
Michigan63%29%8%457
Minnesota64%30%6%276
Missouri70%26%4%258
Montana59%35%6%156
Nebraska72%24%4%152
Nevada50%38%12%162
New Hampshire47%41%12%193
New Jersey60%31%8%498
New Mexico49%44%7%140
New York55%38%8%1,103
North Carolina59%33%7%347
North Dakota70%23%7%171
Ohio66%30%4%503
Oklahoma61%33%6%126
Oregon41%48%11%226
Pennsylvania59%34%7%672
Rhode Island53%40%7%189
South Carolina60%27%13%151
South Dakota70%23%7%139
Tennessee62%33%5%162
Texas62%30%8%900
Utah40%52%8%104
Vermont48%45%7%215
Virginia60%31%9%359
Washington43%46%11%375
West Virginia65%23%11%111
Wisconsin60%31%9%324
Wyoming64%25%11%133
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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