Belief in Heaven among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by belief in heaven

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama92%3%4%264
Arizona86%8%6%219
Arkansas90%4%7%147
California87%8%5%1,027
Colorado80%9%12%150
Florida87%8%5%632
Georgia91%4%5%426
Idaho92%5%3%120
Illinois85%7%8%403
Indiana89%6%6%242
Iowa88%7%4%119
Kansas89%4%7%115
Kentucky93%3%4%190
Louisiana88%6%5%201
Maryland91%7%2%211
Massachusetts88%7%4%111
Michigan86%6%8%332
Minnesota82%9%10%164
Mississippi93%3%4%161
Missouri90%5%5%240
Nebraska92%3%5%113
New Jersey91%3%7%249
New Mexico87%9%4%107
New York86%7%7%496
North Carolina88%5%7%428
North Dakota89%4%7%113
Ohio89%5%6%389
Oklahoma95%3%2%159
Oregon91%3%6%111
Pennsylvania86%7%7%474
South Carolina89%5%6%230
South Dakota87%1%12%109
Tennessee89%4%7%326
Texas89%6%6%1,052
Utah97%1%2%141
Virginia90%5%5%318
Washington86%9%5%204
West Virginia93%2%5%143
Wisconsin89%3%8%197
Wyoming86%5%9%118
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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