Belief in Heaven among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by belief in heaven

% of women who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama87%8%5%255
Alaska66%26%8%158
Arizona77%16%7%301
Arkansas88%8%5%148
California69%23%8%1,829
Colorado64%26%10%221
Connecticut73%17%10%187
Delaware83%13%4%174
District of Columbia71%21%8%157
Florida76%17%8%969
Georgia83%12%5%499
Hawaii72%19%10%151
Idaho75%22%3%165
Illinois78%15%7%670
Indiana83%11%6%324
Iowa79%17%4%155
Kansas82%11%7%136
Kentucky87%9%5%229
Louisiana87%7%6%234
Maine69%25%7%167
Maryland71%24%5%319
Massachusetts56%32%12%356
Michigan76%15%9%505
Minnesota77%18%6%290
Mississippi92%5%3%156
Missouri82%12%6%318
Montana80%17%4%138
Nebraska79%16%6%158
Nevada76%17%7%131
New Hampshire67%23%9%161
New Jersey74%16%10%460
New Mexico70%24%6%159
New York71%23%6%1,088
North Carolina80%12%8%513
North Dakota82%11%7%147
Ohio80%14%5%599
Oklahoma84%14%2%197
Oregon67%26%7%212
Pennsylvania76%17%7%733
Rhode Island74%19%7%162
South Carolina84%9%7%269
South Dakota82%10%8%150
Tennessee83%12%5%324
Texas81%13%6%1,210
Utah81%16%3%143
Vermont59%38%3%144
Virginia79%15%6%417
Washington61%30%9%370
West Virginia86%8%5%159
Wisconsin79%13%8%289
Wyoming78%12%11%151
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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