Political ideology among Catholics by belief in hell (2014) Switch to: Belief in Hell among Catholics by political ideology

% of Catholics who are…

Belief in HellConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Believe42%34%20%5%4,475
Don't believe28%39%28%5%2,080
Other/don't know34%35%20%11%647
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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