This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans regarding their belief in Heaven and Hell. The survey was conducted in 2007 as a part of the nationwide "Religious Landscape Survey". 74 percent of respondents said they believed in Heaven.
According to the source, the results of this poll are part of "[...] some of the key findings of the Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, which draws primarily on a new nationwide survey conducted from May 8 to Aug. 13, 2007, among a representative sample of more than 35,000 adults in the U.S., with additional over-samples of Eastern Orthodox Christians, Buddhists and Hindus."
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The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (January 1, 2008). Do you believe in Heaven and Hell? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252133/united-states-belief-in-heaven-and-hell/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. "Do you believe in Heaven and Hell?." Chart. January 1, 2008. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252133/united-states-belief-in-heaven-and-hell/
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (2008). Do you believe in Heaven and Hell?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252133/united-states-belief-in-heaven-and-hell/
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Do you believe in Heaven and Hell? [Graph], The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, January 1, 2008. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252133/united-states-belief-in-heaven-and-hell/