Region among who do not believe in Hell by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among who do not believe in Hell by region

% of who do not believe in Hell who are in…

Marital statusNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Married22%30%20%28%6,347
Living with a partner20%29%17%34%1,008
Divorced/separated19%31%20%30%1,717
Widowed24%30%20%26%990
Never married24%29%20%26%2,722
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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