Belief in Heaven among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by belief in heaven

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama86%11%3%166
Alaska52%40%8%108
Arizona74%23%4%209
Arkansas90%8%2%124
California66%28%6%1,638
Colorado52%35%13%185
Connecticut70%24%6%151
Delaware75%19%6%126
District of Columbia68%27%5%210
Florida71%23%6%830
Georgia80%17%3%370
Hawaii69%20%10%123
Illinois70%23%8%514
Indiana79%17%4%228
Iowa68%28%4%110
Kentucky80%14%5%157
Louisiana84%12%4%176
Maryland67%29%4%301
Massachusetts51%38%10%314
Michigan71%23%6%354
Minnesota69%29%1%196
Mississippi96%2%2%115
Missouri81%16%3%201
Nevada73%20%7%104
New Hampshire53%35%12%103
New Jersey75%19%6%382
New Mexico70%24%7%134
New York67%27%6%946
North Carolina77%16%6%381
Ohio81%15%3%363
Oklahoma73%23%5%121
Oregon51%40%9%158
Pennsylvania70%24%6%472
Rhode Island61%27%12%124
South Carolina84%8%8%184
Tennessee82%14%4%206
Texas78%16%6%1,016
Vermont50%44%6%134
Virginia74%20%5%309
Washington52%39%9%274
Wisconsin59%32%9%201
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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