Gender composition among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by gender

% of who believe in Heaven who are…

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama46%54%428
Alaska46%54%176
Arizona45%55%448
Arkansas46%54%258
California46%54%2,213
Colorado47%53%291
Connecticut45%55%237
Delaware42%58%224
District of Columbia42%58%181
Florida45%55%1,367
Georgia45%55%747
Hawaii47%53%186
Idaho45%55%221
Illinois44%56%929
Indiana46%54%496
Iowa47%53%241
Kansas45%55%231
Kentucky45%55%355
Louisiana43%57%367
Maine41%59%177
Maryland46%54%416
Massachusetts46%54%368
Michigan46%54%707
Minnesota45%55%411
Mississippi44%56%269
Missouri46%54%489
Montana43%57%204
Nebraska48%52%242
Nevada44%56%202
New Hampshire38%62%164
New Jersey46%54%606
New Mexico45%55%199
New York43%57%1,249
North Carolina46%54%774
North Dakota52%48%267
Ohio46%54%862
Oklahoma45%55%310
Oregon44%56%229
Pennsylvania45%55%977
Rhode Island39%61%207
South Carolina45%55%386
South Dakota46%54%233
Tennessee46%54%531
Texas45%55%1,918
Utah47%53%238
Vermont47%53%155
Virginia46%54%622
Washington49%51%419
West Virginia47%53%251
Wisconsin44%56%423
Wyoming48%52%236
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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