Interpreting scripture among who do not believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Hell by interpretation of scripture

% of who do not believe in Hell who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama25%26%2%43%4%100
Alaska7%11%1%76%6%139
Arizona10%23%1%55%10%259
California10%14%1%69%7%1,693
Colorado7%14%1%72%6%223
Connecticut6%21%1%67%6%182
Delaware7%15%4%66%7%104
District of Columbia9%10%< 1%74%7%147
Florida10%19%1%63%7%771
Georgia13%20%1%61%5%255
Hawaii13%11%1%69%6%140
Idaho8%21%< 1%66%5%125
Illinois6%18%2%67%7%488
Indiana8%20%< 1%64%8%187
Iowa11%21%< 1%63%5%110
Louisiana23%16%< 1%53%8%110
Maine5%15%1%70%8%147
Maryland8%20%1%67%4%280
Massachusetts6%15%1%74%5%400
Michigan11%21%1%60%8%317
Minnesota7%16%2%64%11%207
Missouri5%22%2%59%13%182
Montana8%29%2%51%10%137
Nevada11%19%< 1%63%7%127
New Hampshire9%12%< 1%70%9%149
New Jersey11%21%1%62%6%360
New Mexico14%16%1%65%5%126
New York9%18%1%66%6%884
North Carolina4%17%2%68%8%285
Ohio15%21%< 1%58%5%358
Oklahoma19%17%< 1%59%5%100
Oregon9%14%3%67%7%209
Pennsylvania10%17%2%65%6%496
Rhode Island8%17%< 1%69%6%132
South Carolina20%13%< 1%57%10%112
Tennessee7%28%< 1%59%6%133
Texas19%18%1%57%5%730
Utah15%32%< 1%47%7%157
Vermont6%11%1%77%6%184
Virginia11%14%1%68%6%300
Washington7%16%2%69%6%348
Wisconsin7%22%2%65%4%211
Wyoming13%29%1%48%9%105
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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