Importance of religion in one's life among who believe in Hell by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who believe in Hell by importance of religion

% of who believe in Hell who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Catholic64%30%5%1%< 1%4,475
Evangelical Protestant82%16%1%1%< 1%6,978
Historically Black Protestant88%10%1%1%< 1%1,557
Jewish63%24%9%3%1%144
Mainline Protestant60%32%6%1%< 1%3,327
Mormon85%11%3%1%< 1%381
Muslim69%25%3%2%1%173
Orthodox Christian63%26%7%4%< 1%101
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")29%36%22%13%1%1,699
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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