Parent of children under 18 among who believe in Heaven by region (2014) Switch to: Region among who believe in Heaven by parental status

% of who believe in Heaven who are…

RegionParentsNon-parentsSample size
Northeast28%72%4,123
South31%69%9,368
Midwest30%70%5,513
West32%68%5,240
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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