Belief in Hell among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by belief in hell

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who …in hell

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area74%19%7%160
Boston Metro Area52%38%9%111
Chicago Metro Area73%19%7%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area85%13%2%196
Detroit Metro Area70%23%7%103
Houston Metro Area69%24%7%133
Los Angeles Metro Area64%29%6%282
Miami Metro Area70%26%4%122
New York City Metro Area60%31%9%453
Philadelphia Metro Area63%26%12%218
Phoenix Metro Area64%28%7%121
Providence Metro Area60%30%10%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area70%23%7%104
Washington, DC Metro Area71%24%5%227
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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