Belief in Hell among adults who say religion is very important by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say religion is very important by belief in hell

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Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area81%13%6%302
Baltimore Metro Area64%30%6%128
Boston Metro Area56%31%13%176
Chicago Metro Area71%20%9%416
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area75%19%6%418
Detroit Metro Area73%21%6%198
Houston Metro Area79%14%7%303
Los Angeles Metro Area68%26%7%496
Miami Metro Area69%18%13%260
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area71%20%9%147
New York City Metro Area67%24%9%822
Philadelphia Metro Area68%22%11%342
Phoenix Metro Area72%20%8%196
Pittsburgh Metro Area66%25%10%132
Providence Metro Area68%23%9%164
Riverside, CA Metro Area79%14%8%198
San Diego Metro Area72%21%7%160
San Francisco Metro Area65%21%14%144
Seattle Metro Area52%36%12%131
St. Louis Metro Area77%16%7%153
Tampa Metro Area73%22%5%161
Washington, DC Metro Area73%20%7%423
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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