Belief in Hell among adults in the New York City metro area by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults in the New York City metro area by belief in hell

% of adults in the New York City metro area who …in hell

Religious traditionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Catholic59%32%10%602
Evangelical Protestant82%8%10%139
Historically Black Protestant76%14%10%116
Jewish32%61%7%218
Mainline Protestant54%33%13%162
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")24%68%8%388
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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