Belief in Heaven among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by belief in heaven

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama88%7%5%380
Alaska64%26%10%178
Arizona79%13%7%404
Arkansas87%7%6%202
California71%22%8%2,151
Colorado62%27%11%288
Connecticut72%19%9%188
Delaware79%14%7%167
District of Columbia77%18%5%153
Florida77%17%6%1,255
Georgia86%9%5%648
Hawaii69%19%12%195
Idaho75%19%6%207
Illinois77%16%7%749
Indiana83%11%7%388
Iowa84%11%5%185
Kansas85%9%6%195
Kentucky88%8%5%278
Louisiana86%9%5%307
Maine64%26%10%148
Maryland76%19%5%368
Massachusetts64%26%9%324
Michigan77%14%9%575
Minnesota73%19%9%328
Mississippi88%7%4%219
Missouri83%13%5%386
Montana75%17%7%171
Nebraska82%11%7%188
Nevada71%21%8%195
New Hampshire69%23%9%147
New Jersey81%14%5%507
New Mexico75%19%6%192
New York74%18%8%1,019
North Carolina82%11%7%684
North Dakota83%10%7%189
Ohio81%13%6%683
Oklahoma85%11%4%259
Oregon70%22%8%238
Pennsylvania77%16%7%781
Rhode Island81%15%4%168
South Carolina85%8%8%352
South Dakota79%14%7%195
Tennessee84%9%8%476
Texas81%12%7%1,633
Utah88%10%2%221
Vermont60%33%7%153
Virginia84%10%6%512
Washington69%24%8%406
West Virginia90%4%6%204
Wisconsin79%11%10%323
Wyoming75%14%11%193
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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