Region among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by belief in heaven (2014) Switch to: Belief in Heaven among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by region

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are in…

Belief in HeavenNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Believe14%47%20%19%8,889
Don't believe14%45%17%24%438
Other/don't know14%38%26%22%484
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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