Belief in Heaven among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by belief in heaven

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who …in heaven

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area69%21%9%183
Baltimore Metro Area57%34%9%124
Boston Metro Area50%34%15%263
Chicago Metro Area69%24%7%401
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area71%22%7%246
Detroit Metro Area69%22%9%182
Houston Metro Area76%19%6%198
Los Angeles Metro Area64%28%9%443
Miami Metro Area67%26%8%220
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area66%30%3%155
New York City Metro Area64%28%7%836
Philadelphia Metro Area65%28%8%329
Phoenix Metro Area68%23%9%178
Pittsburgh Metro Area77%17%6%112
Providence Metro Area62%30%8%180
Riverside, CA Metro Area66%27%7%160
San Diego Metro Area59%31%9%123
San Francisco Metro Area52%41%7%223
Seattle Metro Area41%48%11%142
St. Louis Metro Area72%24%4%126
Tampa Metro Area66%22%12%147
Washington, DC Metro Area64%30%6%366
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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