Parent of children under 18 among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by parental status

% of who believe in Hell who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama30%70%364
Alaska38%62%143
Arizona32%68%330
Arkansas33%67%232
California35%65%1,662
Colorado34%66%233
Connecticut25%75%159
Delaware33%67%168
District of Columbia31%69%129
Florida28%72%1,082
Georgia32%68%632
Hawaii32%68%146
Idaho32%68%168
Illinois28%72%711
Indiana28%72%416
Iowa35%65%192
Kansas39%61%190
Kentucky28%72%320
Louisiana37%63%317
Maine28%72%123
Maryland25%75%303
Massachusetts27%73%230
Michigan32%68%568
Minnesota29%71%303
Mississippi29%71%242
Missouri32%68%409
Montana22%78%148
Nebraska29%71%190
Nevada26%74%153
New Hampshire23%77%117
New Jersey29%71%428
New Mexico29%71%149
New York26%74%885
North Carolina29%71%662
North Dakota25%75%218
Ohio33%67%667
Oklahoma32%68%258
Oregon32%68%170
Pennsylvania28%72%753
Rhode Island22%78%141
South Carolina28%72%331
South Dakota31%69%191
Tennessee33%67%483
Texas37%63%1,606
Utah43%57%138
Virginia30%70%500
Washington28%72%301
West Virginia24%76%229
Wisconsin36%64%326
Wyoming33%67%182
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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