Belief in Hell among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by belief in hell

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama73%21%6%314
Alaska60%33%7%183
Arizona59%31%10%410
Arkansas75%18%7%172
California50%41%9%1,784
Colorado54%38%8%278
Connecticut48%42%10%196
Delaware58%31%11%146
Florida60%34%7%1,035
Georgia67%25%8%528
Hawaii52%38%10%160
Idaho63%32%6%209
Illinois59%32%8%721
Indiana66%27%7%383
Iowa66%27%7%201
Kansas67%26%7%204
Kentucky76%18%6%245
Louisiana69%23%8%262
Maine47%41%11%180
Maryland56%35%10%298
Massachusetts37%55%8%325
Michigan63%29%8%545
Minnesota57%33%10%331
Mississippi75%22%3%178
Missouri69%26%6%402
Montana53%40%7%215
Nebraska66%27%7%202
Nevada46%41%13%194
New Hampshire48%42%10%180
New Jersey51%40%9%437
New Mexico58%33%9%153
New York51%39%10%882
North Carolina67%24%8%559
North Dakota68%25%7%233
Ohio64%30%7%682
Oklahoma71%22%7%240
Oregon55%37%8%228
Pennsylvania62%31%7%793
Rhode Island53%37%10%155
South Carolina69%19%12%271
South Dakota67%25%8%212
Tennessee81%15%4%407
Texas66%26%8%1,330
Utah50%44%6%222
Vermont46%46%8%143
Virginia67%26%7%516
Washington52%40%8%386
West Virginia78%16%6%188
Wisconsin60%31%8%369
Wyoming62%31%7%230
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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