Belief in Hell among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by belief in hell

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who …in hell

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area67%28%5%192
Baltimore Metro Area44%51%5%109
Boston Metro Area31%58%11%206
Chicago Metro Area55%37%8%377
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area62%33%5%251
Detroit Metro Area60%33%7%151
Houston Metro Area69%25%7%195
Los Angeles Metro Area56%35%9%507
Miami Metro Area53%39%8%253
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area46%46%8%125
New York City Metro Area52%40%7%925
Philadelphia Metro Area47%41%12%304
Phoenix Metro Area48%47%4%123
Providence Metro Area41%50%9%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area61%32%6%165
San Diego Metro Area53%37%10%140
San Francisco Metro Area35%59%6%260
Seattle Metro Area26%66%8%142
St. Louis Metro Area65%31%4%104
Tampa Metro Area54%38%8%131
Washington, DC Metro Area50%45%6%483
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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