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

% of parents who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama88%7%5%125
Arizona79%19%1%141
California71%22%7%868
Colorado63%25%12%150
Florida74%19%6%434
Georgia81%15%4%248
Illinois73%17%10%300
Indiana77%17%6%152
Kentucky86%7%6%106
Louisiana86%10%4%128
Maryland62%30%8%156
Massachusetts58%33%9%163
Michigan77%15%8%221
Minnesota74%20%6%140
Missouri81%15%4%168
New Jersey76%16%9%222
New York71%21%8%402
North Carolina80%12%7%228
Ohio77%18%5%272
Pennsylvania74%20%6%291
South Carolina81%8%11%117
Tennessee80%11%9%156
Texas78%16%6%754
Virginia77%14%9%228
Washington64%28%8%157
Wisconsin78%14%8%145
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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