Belief in Heaven among adults who say religion is somewhat important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is somewhat important by belief in heaven

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who …in heaven

Religious traditionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Catholic82%12%6%2,225
Evangelical Protestant88%6%6%1,382
Historically Black Protestant84%10%6%228
Jewish39%48%13%313
Mainline Protestant79%13%8%1,990
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")62%27%10%1,498
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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