Belief in Heaven among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by belief in heaven

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who …in heaven

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area89%5%6%361
Baltimore Metro Area83%14%3%145
Boston Metro Area76%11%13%193
Chicago Metro Area85%10%5%486
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area89%5%6%478
Detroit Metro Area87%7%6%249
Houston Metro Area85%8%7%337
Los Angeles Metro Area81%11%8%562
Miami Metro Area86%9%5%288
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area83%11%6%187
New York City Metro Area85%10%5%951
Philadelphia Metro Area85%10%5%413
Phoenix Metro Area89%5%6%246
Pittsburgh Metro Area89%8%3%171
Providence Metro Area87%8%5%198
Riverside, CA Metro Area81%12%7%248
San Diego Metro Area81%12%7%178
San Francisco Metro Area82%14%4%181
Seattle Metro Area72%15%12%158
St. Louis Metro Area86%9%5%184
Tampa Metro Area82%8%10%208
Washington, DC Metro Area86%9%5%492
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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