Belief in Hell among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area 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

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area63%29%8%286
Baltimore Metro Area49%38%12%124
Boston Metro Area42%49%9%245
Chicago Metro Area56%36%8%436
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area65%27%8%360
Detroit Metro Area60%35%5%198
Houston Metro Area64%30%6%288
Los Angeles Metro Area45%47%7%496
Miami Metro Area61%33%6%192
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area57%36%7%196
New York City Metro Area46%44%10%729
Philadelphia Metro Area48%45%6%364
Phoenix Metro Area59%30%12%259
Pittsburgh Metro Area62%31%7%144
Providence Metro Area45%42%13%184
Riverside, CA Metro Area58%31%10%184
San Diego Metro Area55%37%8%156
San Francisco Metro Area44%45%12%174
Seattle Metro Area43%50%8%162
St. Louis Metro Area61%33%6%151
Tampa Metro Area48%43%9%162
Washington, DC Metro Area57%37%6%375
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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