Belief in Hell among college graduates by state (2014) Switch to: State among college graduates by belief in hell

% of college graduates who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama65%24%11%109
Arizona44%45%11%157
California40%50%10%1,000
Colorado45%49%6%146
Connecticut34%60%6%104
Florida48%44%8%479
Georgia61%30%9%224
Illinois44%47%9%351
Indiana55%36%9%134
Louisiana67%24%9%115
Maryland46%46%8%173
Massachusetts29%59%12%215
Michigan50%42%8%227
Minnesota56%34%10%182
Missouri56%37%6%160
New Jersey49%47%4%227
New York36%56%8%499
North Carolina56%39%5%250
Ohio50%38%11%264
Oregon26%69%6%119
Pennsylvania51%42%6%319
South Carolina58%35%7%111
Tennessee62%34%4%146
Texas59%33%8%609
Virginia54%37%9%291
Washington38%53%9%207
Wisconsin55%35%10%141
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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