Belief in Heaven among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by belief in heaven

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama84%12%4%268
Alaska59%32%9%193
Arizona67%26%7%374
Arkansas84%11%4%180
California62%31%7%2,431
Colorado55%34%11%299
Connecticut66%27%7%257
Delaware71%24%5%199
District of Columbia63%30%7%222
Florida67%25%8%1,303
Georgia74%21%6%571
Hawaii60%28%12%215
Idaho67%28%5%178
Illinois68%24%8%860
Indiana74%18%8%398
Iowa73%21%5%213
Kansas77%15%8%187
Kentucky75%19%6%251
Louisiana80%15%6%268
Maine56%38%6%213
Maryland64%30%5%417
Massachusetts50%39%11%506
Michigan69%23%8%601
Minnesota68%25%7%357
Mississippi86%10%4%181
Missouri78%17%5%394
Montana67%30%3%170
Nebraska72%24%4%180
Nevada60%32%8%210
New Hampshire55%36%9%192
New Jersey69%23%8%596
New Mexico61%33%7%194
New York64%30%7%1,357
North Carolina74%18%7%624
North Dakota70%22%8%196
Ohio76%19%5%728
Oklahoma74%21%6%244
Oregon51%40%9%270
Pennsylvania68%25%7%836
Rhode Island62%29%9%195
South Carolina78%13%9%282
South Dakota73%18%9%187
Tennessee79%15%6%354
Texas73%20%7%1,509
Utah68%27%5%179
Vermont52%41%7%217
Virginia72%21%7%529
Washington53%37%10%454
West Virginia79%13%8%165
Wisconsin69%24%8%389
Wyoming69%19%12%162
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.

Learn More: Believe, Don't believe