Views about size of government among who do not believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Hell by views about size of government

% of who do not believe in Hell who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama57%36%2%5%100
Alaska43%53%1%3%139
Arizona50%44%3%3%259
California44%48%4%4%1,693
Colorado49%46%3%2%223
Connecticut51%42%4%3%182
Delaware45%47%1%7%104
District of Columbia15%81%3%2%147
Florida45%49%3%3%771
Georgia49%43%4%4%255
Hawaii54%41%3%2%140
Idaho55%38%6%1%125
Illinois48%44%5%3%488
Indiana57%38%2%2%187
Iowa47%47%5%1%110
Louisiana53%43%2%2%110
Maine55%39%3%3%147
Maryland42%50%1%6%280
Massachusetts48%47%2%4%400
Michigan52%41%3%5%317
Minnesota50%43%3%4%207
Missouri58%34%1%6%182
Montana60%37%2%1%137
Nevada59%35%5%2%127
New Hampshire60%37%1%2%149
New Jersey47%46%5%2%360
New Mexico38%56%3%3%126
New York38%55%4%3%884
North Carolina51%44%3%2%285
Ohio57%36%2%5%358
Oklahoma48%46%3%2%100
Oregon45%47%2%5%209
Pennsylvania49%41%4%6%496
Rhode Island44%42%9%5%132
South Carolina49%41%5%5%112
Tennessee48%44%3%6%133
Texas44%49%3%4%730
Utah61%30%5%4%157
Vermont39%51%3%6%184
Virginia51%45%3%2%300
Washington45%47%4%3%348
Wisconsin55%43%1%2%211
Wyoming66%23%2%10%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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