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

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama59%34%7%190
Alaska41%51%7%211
Arizona46%44%9%388
Arkansas71%24%6%129
California39%52%9%2,338
Colorado34%52%14%319
Connecticut41%49%10%265
Delaware46%44%9%181
District of Columbia38%56%6%197
Florida45%47%8%1,213
Georgia52%40%7%455
Hawaii37%53%10%192
Idaho46%48%6%171
Illinois45%45%10%823
Indiana54%37%9%344
Iowa44%47%9%202
Kansas56%35%9%163
Kentucky60%32%8%209
Louisiana55%34%10%212
Maine38%52%10%239
Maryland39%50%11%398
Massachusetts27%62%11%542
Michigan51%41%8%589
Minnesota44%48%8%346
Mississippi69%26%4%100
Missouri54%37%9%369
Montana40%52%8%198
Nebraska53%38%10%169
Nevada40%48%12%198
New Hampshire38%50%12%219
New Jersey44%46%10%559
New Mexico43%49%8%190
New York42%49%9%1,319
North Carolina56%38%6%497
North Dakota56%36%8%210
Ohio53%40%7%643
Oklahoma53%40%7%178
Oregon34%55%11%272
Pennsylvania46%46%8%845
Rhode Island41%50%9%213
South Carolina56%32%11%209
South Dakota60%32%9%182
Tennessee64%30%6%257
Texas52%39%9%1,244
Utah36%58%6%122
Vermont31%58%10%241
Virginia46%44%10%484
Washington33%59%8%446
West Virginia58%31%11%145
Wisconsin49%44%7%387
Wyoming50%39%11%183
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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