Belief in Heaven among baby Boomers by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among baby Boomers by belief in heaven

% of baby Boomers who …in heaven

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area78%14%8%165
Boston Metro Area55%26%19%172
Chicago Metro Area69%24%7%291
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area84%13%3%221
Detroit Metro Area67%21%12%159
Houston Metro Area72%17%11%163
Los Angeles Metro Area72%19%8%346
Miami Metro Area67%21%12%162
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area74%19%7%135
New York City Metro Area74%18%8%618
Philadelphia Metro Area70%20%10%261
Phoenix Metro Area77%13%9%149
Pittsburgh Metro Area83%11%6%109
Providence Metro Area65%31%4%155
Riverside, CA Metro Area74%16%10%116
San Diego Metro Area66%24%10%131
San Francisco Metro Area56%31%13%181
Seattle Metro Area49%34%18%122
St. Louis Metro Area83%9%8%105
Tampa Metro Area72%20%8%126
Washington, DC Metro Area68%24%8%310
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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