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

% of the Unaffiliated who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alaska27%64%9%100
Arizona43%50%7%164
California30%61%10%1,042
Colorado29%55%16%143
Florida39%50%11%446
Georgia37%56%7%151
Illinois37%53%9%256
Indiana51%38%11%147
Maryland33%56%11%143
Massachusetts22%65%13%209
Michigan43%47%10%207
Minnesota32%59%9%101
Missouri50%44%6%130
New Jersey33%56%11%148
New York32%60%8%470
North Carolina45%45%10%181
Ohio49%44%6%203
Oregon27%63%10%142
Pennsylvania42%53%5%243
Texas42%47%10%423
Vermont26%68%6%120
Virginia42%47%11%171
Washington27%63%10%226
Wisconsin41%51%9%136
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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