Belief in God among who believe in Heaven by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who believe in Heaven by belief in God

% of who believe in Heaven who say they…

Religious traditionBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Catholic70%26%3%1%< 1%< 1%6,083
Evangelical Protestant89%10%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%7,452
Historically Black Protestant91%8%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1,761
Jehovah's Witness92%7%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%126
Jewish61%30%7%< 1%1%< 1%288
Mainline Protestant73%23%2%1%< 1%1%4,683
Mormon88%10%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%626
Muslim87%11%1%< 1%< 1%1%202
Orthodox Christian70%25%4%< 1%1%< 1%138
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")50%32%11%1%4%2%2,430
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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