Belief in Heaven among baby Boomers by state (2014) Switch to: State among baby Boomers by belief in heaven

% of baby Boomers who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama83%12%5%206
Alaska53%38%9%115
Arizona74%17%10%240
Arkansas82%12%6%120
California67%24%9%1,305
Colorado61%29%9%171
Connecticut71%24%6%133
Delaware77%19%5%116
Florida70%22%8%757
Georgia82%13%5%342
Hawaii60%22%18%141
Idaho71%22%7%126
Illinois73%19%8%470
Indiana87%8%5%250
Iowa66%24%10%138
Kansas78%14%8%120
Kentucky84%10%6%167
Louisiana79%11%11%165
Maine60%30%10%131
Maryland71%23%6%242
Massachusetts62%27%11%241
Michigan73%18%10%392
Minnesota75%19%7%213
Mississippi92%6%2%106
Missouri86%9%6%244
Montana77%19%5%109
Nebraska84%11%5%105
Nevada64%24%11%119
New Hampshire59%31%11%113
New Jersey75%16%9%327
New Mexico70%23%7%141
New York70%21%8%722
North Carolina79%12%8%409
North Dakota86%7%7%126
Ohio82%13%5%457
Oklahoma86%10%4%152
Oregon56%30%14%159
Pennsylvania76%15%8%526
Rhode Island72%25%2%131
South Carolina76%18%6%186
South Dakota82%10%8%109
Tennessee84%10%6%278
Texas79%15%6%843
Utah75%21%3%110
Vermont60%33%7%114
Virginia78%15%7%319
Washington59%29%12%265
West Virginia86%6%8%127
Wisconsin76%15%9%230
Wyoming73%14%13%129
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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