Belief in Heaven among blacks by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among blacks by belief in heaven

% of blacks who …in heaven

Religious denominationBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
African Methodist Episcopal Church95%3%2%109
Church of God in Christ94%3%3%135
National Baptist Convention95%3%2%457
Nothing in particular (religion important)81%12%7%313
Nothing in particular (religion not important)51%41%7%157
Southern Baptist Convention86%8%6%111
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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