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

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama84%10%7%314
Alaska65%25%9%183
Arizona73%20%7%410
Arkansas80%10%10%172
California65%27%8%1,784
Colorado69%24%7%278
Connecticut75%19%7%196
Delaware78%19%3%146
Florida70%23%7%1,035
Georgia77%15%8%528
Hawaii65%26%8%160
Idaho72%21%7%209
Illinois75%19%7%721
Indiana76%14%9%383
Iowa81%13%5%201
Kansas79%13%7%204
Kentucky83%12%5%245
Louisiana79%15%7%262
Maine61%29%9%180
Maryland72%21%8%298
Massachusetts58%32%10%325
Michigan76%15%9%545
Minnesota73%17%9%331
Mississippi81%14%5%178
Missouri78%16%5%402
Montana71%21%9%215
Nebraska83%12%5%202
Nevada65%25%10%194
New Hampshire57%31%11%180
New Jersey71%22%7%437
New Mexico65%29%6%153
New York68%24%8%882
North Carolina78%15%7%559
North Dakota80%12%8%233
Ohio76%19%5%682
Oklahoma83%14%4%240
Oregon67%24%9%228
Pennsylvania74%19%7%793
Rhode Island71%24%5%155
South Carolina78%14%8%271
South Dakota79%12%9%212
Tennessee80%12%8%407
Texas76%17%7%1,330
Utah83%12%5%222
Vermont65%31%4%143
Virginia77%16%7%516
Washington68%27%5%386
West Virginia84%9%7%188
Wisconsin78%14%8%369
Wyoming75%17%8%230
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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