Marital status among who do not believe in Hell by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among who do not believe in Hell by marital status

% of who do not believe in Hell who are…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
Religion53%5%14%8%20%1,728
Philosophy/reason42%10%13%3%32%2,279
Common sense45%10%12%6%27%6,449
Science46%10%9%3%31%1,989
Don't know53%5%14%9%20%339
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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