Belief in Heaven among non-parents by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among non-parents by belief in heaven

% of non-parents who …in heaven

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area74%18%8%367
Baltimore Metro Area67%27%6%199
Boston Metro Area49%37%14%390
Chicago Metro Area68%25%7%663
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area75%16%8%466
Detroit Metro Area69%21%10%292
Houston Metro Area71%21%8%361
Los Angeles Metro Area62%29%9%816
Miami Metro Area66%22%12%349
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area70%25%5%254
New York City Metro Area65%29%6%1,359
Philadelphia Metro Area65%28%7%546
Phoenix Metro Area70%20%10%305
Pittsburgh Metro Area82%14%4%197
Providence Metro Area61%33%7%288
Riverside, CA Metro Area69%23%7%264
San Diego Metro Area63%28%9%256
San Francisco Metro Area48%43%8%381
Seattle Metro Area48%43%10%255
St. Louis Metro Area73%21%6%216
Tampa Metro Area66%24%10%255
Washington, DC Metro Area67%28%6%655
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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