Belief in Hell among adults who attend services seldom or never by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend services seldom or never by belief in hell

% of adults who attend services seldom or never who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alaska33%59%8%117
Arizona43%48%9%219
California28%63%9%1,375
Colorado28%58%13%188
Connecticut36%59%5%130
Delaware37%49%14%100
District of Columbia31%62%8%112
Florida38%54%8%601
Georgia39%54%8%210
Hawaii35%51%14%121
Idaho35%61%4%110
Illinois36%55%9%394
Indiana47%46%7%180
Kentucky52%42%7%113
Maine33%55%12%136
Maryland34%57%9%207
Massachusetts22%68%10%300
Michigan43%50%6%286
Minnesota29%61%9%145
Missouri41%49%10%175
Montana32%63%6%118
Nevada33%55%12%114
New Hampshire28%58%14%142
New Jersey37%54%9%241
New Mexico36%58%6%105
New York31%60%9%680
North Carolina42%51%7%237
Ohio41%50%8%307
Oregon21%68%11%179
Pennsylvania35%56%9%375
South Carolina43%47%10%100
Tennessee58%35%7%138
Texas44%47%9%586
Vermont26%66%8%142
Virginia35%56%9%209
Washington27%64%9%268
Wisconsin41%53%6%175
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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