Age distribution among who do not believe in Hell by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who do not believe in Hell by age group

% of who do not believe in Hell who are ages…

Religious tradition18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Buddhist30%31%23%16%189
Catholic17%32%30%22%2,039
Evangelical Protestant19%31%29%21%940
Hindu39%53%5%3%115
Historically Black Protestant25%33%28%14%223
Jehovah's Witness15%35%30%21%209
Jewish20%27%27%26%625
Mainline Protestant11%27%29%32%2,008
Mormon18%36%24%23%222
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")34%37%19%11%5,194
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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