Age distribution among who believe in Hell by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among who believe in Hell by age group

% of who believe in Hell who are ages…

Belief in God18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain19%34%28%19%15,155
Believe in God; fairly certain29%36%24%11%2,935
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain43%33%15%9%410
Believe in God; don't know13%27%27%33%108
Do not believe in God54%29%11%6%113
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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