Racial and ethnic composition among who believe in Heaven by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among who believe in Heaven by race/ethnicity

% of who believe in Heaven who identify as…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Religion64%15%2%15%4%10,218
Philosophy/reason62%11%6%18%4%1,875
Common sense67%14%3%13%4%9,929
Science52%10%6%28%4%1,397
Don't know67%11%3%15%5%610
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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