Belief in Heaven among adults who read scripture several times a year by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who read scripture several times a year by belief in heaven

% of adults who read scripture several times a year who …in heaven

Religious traditionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Catholic88%7%4%755
Evangelical Protestant91%4%5%561
Historically Black Protestant94%6%1%148
Mainline Protestant80%14%6%703
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")39%49%11%442
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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