Immigrant status among who believe in Heaven by region (2014) Switch to: Region among who believe in Heaven by immigrant status

% of who believe in Heaven who are…

RegionImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Northeast18%14%68%4,065
South12%7%81%9,268
Midwest6%7%87%5,479
West24%13%62%5,185
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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