Belief in Hell among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by belief in hell

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama83%10%8%245
Arizona78%13%9%172
Arkansas85%11%4%135
California78%16%6%822
Colorado85%12%3%106
Florida82%12%6%562
Georgia86%8%5%379
Illinois83%8%9%320
Indiana88%6%6%234
Kentucky94%2%4%183
Louisiana82%12%6%186
Maryland81%11%8%154
Michigan81%12%7%278
Minnesota80%12%8%126
Mississippi84%13%3%169
Missouri89%4%7%186
New Jersey76%18%7%171
New York75%15%10%400
North Carolina91%3%6%352
Ohio83%15%2%336
Oklahoma81%14%5%152
Pennsylvania81%12%6%368
South Carolina85%9%7%230
Tennessee95%3%2%297
Texas81%14%5%935
Virginia87%8%4%262
Washington78%15%7%145
West Virginia93%3%4%134
Wisconsin82%8%10%158
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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