Belief in Hell among widowed adults by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among widowed adults by belief in hell

% of widowed adults who …in hell

Importance of religion in one's lifeBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Very important71%18%11%2,190
Somewhat important51%36%13%615
Not too important19%73%8%198
Not at all important16%80%5%181
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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