Belief in Hell among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by belief in hell

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama77%16%7%380
Alaska54%39%7%178
Arizona62%29%9%404
Arkansas80%15%5%202
California56%36%8%2,151
Colorado55%34%10%288
Connecticut50%39%12%188
Delaware58%33%9%167
District of Columbia57%33%10%153
Florida63%29%8%1,255
Georgia75%18%7%648
Hawaii59%32%8%195
Idaho63%31%6%207
Illinois64%27%9%749
Indiana73%21%7%388
Iowa68%25%7%185
Kansas70%21%9%195
Kentucky80%14%6%278
Louisiana75%18%7%307
Maine46%41%12%148
Maryland60%33%7%368
Massachusetts43%44%12%324
Michigan67%26%7%575
Minnesota55%33%12%328
Mississippi80%15%4%219
Missouri74%22%5%386
Montana51%39%10%171
Nebraska65%26%9%188
Nevada53%37%10%195
New Hampshire50%38%11%147
New Jersey60%31%9%507
New Mexico61%34%6%192
New York56%34%10%1,019
North Carolina73%21%7%684
North Dakota64%29%7%189
Ohio66%27%7%683
Oklahoma70%23%6%259
Oregon53%39%7%238
Pennsylvania63%29%8%781
Rhode Island58%34%8%168
South Carolina76%14%10%352
South Dakota66%25%9%195
Tennessee81%14%5%476
Texas70%24%7%1,633
Utah54%41%6%221
Vermont40%51%8%153
Virginia70%22%8%512
Washington51%39%9%406
West Virginia80%14%7%204
Wisconsin62%29%10%323
Wyoming61%29%10%193
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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