Belief in Heaven among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by belief in heaven

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama84%11%5%147
Arizona91%8%1%183
California88%8%4%855
Colorado84%11%5%127
Florida84%10%6%524
Georgia92%5%3%266
Idaho98%2%< 1%106
Illinois89%6%5%400
Indiana88%3%9%186
Iowa90%6%4%119
Kansas92%4%4%105
Kentucky93%1%6%104
Louisiana90%7%4%129
Maryland89%7%4%177
Massachusetts85%11%4%154
Michigan89%7%4%283
Minnesota92%4%4%161
Missouri89%9%2%181
Nebraska95%3%1%106
New Jersey89%5%7%266
New York88%7%5%507
North Carolina93%3%4%262
North Dakota96%4%< 1%122
Ohio89%7%4%366
Oklahoma95%3%1%100
Oregon90%6%4%108
Pennsylvania88%7%4%401
South Carolina94%2%4%127
South Dakota95%2%3%114
Tennessee88%6%6%160
Texas90%6%4%704
Utah97%1%2%126
Virginia90%7%4%231
Washington87%7%7%186
Wisconsin87%6%7%180
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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