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

% of adults who seldom or never pray who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alaska21%68%11%102
Arizona28%67%5%159
California22%71%7%1,092
Colorado21%69%10%150
Connecticut22%72%6%113
Florida23%71%6%461
Georgia23%73%4%152
Illinois20%73%6%306
Indiana32%60%9%130
Maine25%62%13%124
Maryland19%72%10%169
Massachusetts12%78%10%279
Michigan27%64%9%222
Minnesota21%67%12%139
Missouri27%62%11%126
New Hampshire22%69%9%107
New Jersey22%70%8%215
New York24%67%9%582
North Carolina24%71%6%165
Ohio30%63%7%194
Oregon21%73%7%146
Pennsylvania25%68%7%291
Texas28%62%10%407
Vermont17%72%11%133
Virginia26%67%7%193
Washington21%71%8%230
Wisconsin30%67%3%147
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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