Parent of children under 18 among who do not believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Heaven by parental status

% of who do not believe in Heaven who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alaska31%69%104
Arizona25%75%160
California24%76%1,155
Colorado27%73%162
Connecticut20%80%109
Florida22%78%498
Georgia29%71%156
Illinois22%78%287
Indiana32%68%107
Maine30%70%100
Maryland31%69%175
Massachusetts24%76%262
Michigan24%76%180
Minnesota26%74%114
Missouri28%72%114
New Hampshire17%83%102
New Jersey23%77%208
New York20%80%544
North Carolina23%77%178
Ohio31%69%192
Oregon24%76%145
Pennsylvania26%74%280
Texas33%67%428
Vermont28%72%129
Virginia24%76%196
Washington22%78%234
Wisconsin21%79%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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