Belief in Hell among married adults by state (2014) Switch to: State among married adults by belief in hell

% of married adults who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama70%22%9%284
Alaska56%39%5%156
Arizona57%36%7%318
Arkansas79%14%7%156
California51%40%9%1,712
Colorado54%37%9%287
Connecticut41%49%10%186
Delaware55%33%12%148
District of Columbia42%49%9%106
Florida58%35%7%987
Georgia66%26%8%486
Hawaii59%32%9%135
Idaho60%34%6%197
Illinois56%33%10%666
Indiana65%27%8%329
Iowa66%28%5%192
Kansas65%25%10%172
Kentucky82%13%5%223
Louisiana75%18%7%212
Maine39%48%12%158
Maryland50%39%11%319
Massachusetts35%54%11%335
Michigan63%29%8%501
Minnesota55%35%10%309
Mississippi79%17%5%147
Missouri68%25%7%314
Montana50%43%6%184
Nebraska61%35%5%169
Nevada48%42%10%145
New Hampshire46%45%8%154
New Jersey48%42%9%462
New Mexico58%35%8%143
New York51%40%9%920
North Carolina70%23%7%565
North Dakota64%28%8%184
Ohio63%30%7%582
Oklahoma70%23%7%202
Oregon44%49%7%209
Pennsylvania59%33%8%706
Rhode Island51%43%6%147
South Carolina66%20%13%252
South Dakota68%21%11%161
Tennessee80%15%5%382
Texas66%27%7%1,347
Utah53%41%6%182
Vermont35%56%10%170
Virginia65%27%8%511
Washington47%43%10%346
West Virginia78%17%5%145
Wisconsin62%31%7%348
Wyoming63%30%7%176
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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