Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of who believe in Hell who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama43%55%1%1%367
Alaska42%58%< 1%1%144
Arizona45%50%2%3%330
Arkansas41%57%2%< 1%232
California36%60%2%2%1,669
Colorado50%48%2%< 1%235
Connecticut36%63%2%< 1%160
Delaware35%64%< 1%1%168
District of Columbia34%61%4%2%132
Florida38%60%2%< 1%1,087
Georgia43%55%2%1%634
Hawaii37%61%1%1%146
Idaho49%50%< 1%< 1%171
Illinois36%62%1%1%713
Indiana39%58%1%1%417
Iowa38%62%1%< 1%192
Kansas42%58%< 1%< 1%192
Kentucky43%53%3%1%321
Louisiana44%55%1%1%318
Maine42%54%3%2%123
Maryland38%60%1%1%304
Massachusetts32%63%4%1%231
Michigan43%54%2%1%571
Minnesota41%57%1%1%303
Mississippi40%59%< 1%< 1%243
Missouri43%57%< 1%< 1%413
Montana47%52%1%1%149
Nebraska49%50%< 1%1%191
Nevada36%63%< 1%1%154
New Hampshire40%58%2%< 1%118
New Jersey32%65%1%1%432
New Mexico41%52%4%3%149
New York29%69%1%1%886
North Carolina41%57%1%1%664
North Dakota48%50%< 1%2%218
Ohio37%61%1%1%669
Oklahoma39%59%2%1%258
Oregon50%49%< 1%1%170
Pennsylvania41%57%1%1%756
Rhode Island38%58%2%2%141
South Carolina43%54%2%1%332
South Dakota44%55%< 1%< 1%191
Tennessee44%53%2%1%483
Texas40%58%2%1%1,612
Utah48%49%3%< 1%139
Virginia44%53%1%1%503
Washington44%54%1%1%302
West Virginia50%48%2%1%229
Wisconsin33%66%2%< 1%327
Wyoming51%49%< 1%< 1%182
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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