Belief in Hell among who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by belief in hell

% of who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
California28%63%9%522
Florida43%48%8%228
Illinois37%56%6%160
Massachusetts26%57%17%100
New Jersey27%63%10%105
New York40%56%4%275
Ohio44%50%6%100
Pennsylvania35%55%10%128
Texas42%47%10%251
Virginia34%58%8%107
Washington33%59%8%105
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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