Region among Mainline Protestants by belief in hell (2014) Switch to: Belief in Hell among Mainline Protestants by region

% of Mainline Protestants who are in…

Belief in HellNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Believe17%39%29%15%3,327
Don't believe21%33%25%21%2,056
Other/don't know18%35%27%20%700
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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