Belief in Hell among baby Boomers by state (2014) Switch to: State among baby Boomers by belief in hell

% of baby Boomers who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama78%16%7%206
Alaska49%44%7%115
Arizona53%32%14%240
Arkansas74%17%9%120
California50%39%11%1,305
Colorado48%41%12%171
Connecticut54%35%11%133
Delaware59%34%8%116
Florida57%34%9%757
Georgia67%23%9%342
Hawaii46%38%16%141
Idaho58%35%6%126
Illinois58%33%9%470
Indiana74%20%6%250
Iowa57%33%10%138
Kansas61%29%10%120
Kentucky78%15%8%167
Louisiana65%25%10%165
Maine44%40%16%131
Maryland55%37%8%242
Massachusetts43%49%8%241
Michigan59%33%8%392
Minnesota56%35%8%213
Mississippi85%10%6%106
Missouri69%23%8%244
Montana52%42%6%109
Nebraska62%29%9%105
Nevada54%35%11%119
New Hampshire40%52%8%113
New Jersey54%35%11%327
New Mexico55%35%10%141
New York49%40%11%722
North Carolina71%23%6%409
North Dakota67%28%5%126
Ohio63%30%7%457
Oklahoma69%26%5%152
Oregon43%45%12%159
Pennsylvania57%35%8%526
Rhode Island54%38%8%131
South Carolina68%23%8%186
South Dakota58%31%11%109
Tennessee83%12%5%278
Texas67%27%6%843
Utah35%60%5%110
Vermont38%50%12%114
Virginia68%24%8%319
Washington42%48%10%265
West Virginia78%17%5%127
Wisconsin63%27%9%230
Wyoming59%31%11%129
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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