Educational distribution among who do not believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Heaven by educational group

% of who do not believe in Heaven who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alaska17%43%20%20%104
Arizona26%42%17%15%159
California28%30%24%18%1,148
Colorado19%31%28%22%162
Connecticut25%24%26%26%110
Florida36%26%20%17%496
Georgia34%37%16%13%155
Illinois31%29%23%18%285
Indiana42%23%19%16%107
Maryland27%29%23%21%175
Massachusetts26%26%26%23%262
Michigan27%33%24%15%180
Minnesota27%38%22%13%114
Missouri31%25%26%18%113
New Hampshire32%25%26%17%101
New Jersey21%25%25%29%209
New York26%27%28%19%544
North Carolina27%28%23%22%179
Ohio29%37%19%15%192
Oregon25%29%29%17%145
Pennsylvania35%25%23%16%280
Texas31%32%23%14%427
Vermont21%35%26%18%128
Virginia27%14%29%30%197
Washington29%30%26%16%235
Wisconsin37%25%19%18%124
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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