Income distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by belief in hell (2014) Switch to: Belief in Hell among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by household income

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who have a household income of…

Belief in HellLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Believe30%21%30%19%5,816
Don't believe31%21%28%21%1,991
Other/don't know27%18%31%23%602
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