Age distribution among who believe in Heaven by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who believe in Heaven by age group

% of who believe in Heaven who are ages…

Metro area18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area21%41%25%13%377
Baltimore Metro Area20%33%29%19%159
Boston Metro Area17%36%28%19%233
Chicago Metro Area21%39%25%15%566
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area23%38%26%12%486
Detroit Metro Area21%38%27%14%259
Houston Metro Area22%44%22%13%360
Los Angeles Metro Area22%37%27%14%633
Miami Metro Area20%38%24%18%304
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area19%39%26%16%236
New York City Metro Area20%35%28%17%1,089
Philadelphia Metro Area21%32%27%21%471
Phoenix Metro Area21%38%25%16%272
Pittsburgh Metro Area16%28%29%27%188
Providence Metro Area19%30%29%21%233
Riverside, CA Metro Area25%36%23%16%266
San Diego Metro Area21%40%23%15%203
San Francisco Metro Area21%35%28%15%203
Seattle Metro Area21%37%24%17%169
St. Louis Metro Area17%35%29%19%196
Tampa Metro Area17%27%30%26%216
Washington, DC Metro Area25%39%26%10%545
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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