• Among those not holding that traditional Christian belief, 27 percent said they trust in their own kindness to others and 26 percent trust in their religiosity as their means to get to heaven.
• The survey found that even those who believe in Jesus Christ have confused ideas on how to get to heaven.
• Out of the 69 percent of teens who at least somewhat agree they will go to heaven through Jesus Christ's death for their sins, 60 percent also said they will go because they are religious, and 60 percent also said they will go because they are kind to others.
• The LifeWay study also found that 69 percent of teenagers believe heaven exists, which is a 6 percent drop since 2005.
• Those more likely to believe in heaven were African American teenagers (81 percent) and girls (73 percent).
  • Sixty-six percent of boys strongly agree heaven exists.
• Twenty-six percent of teenagers don't know if heaven is in their future and 25 percent of teens who agree they will go to heaven because Jesus Christ died for their sins are also uncertain.
• Five percent strongly agree that they do not believe heaven exists and 4 percent strongly agree with the statement: "I don't care if I go to heaven."
• The study found that in the last 30 days, 54 percent have attended a church or religious service; 23 percent indicated that they attended a church youth group social activity; 20 percent attended Sunday school (drop from 24 percent in 2005); 14 percent attended a small-group Bible study (drop from 18 percent); and 8 percent have been in a leadership role within their youth group.

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