Belief in Hell among adults with a post-graduate degree by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with a post-graduate degree by belief in hell

% of adults with a post-graduate degree who …in hell

Sources of guidance on right and wrongBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Religion71%20%10%1,647
Philosophy/reason24%70%6%989
Common sense33%57%10%2,196
Science21%71%7%837
Don't know25%42%32%228
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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