Views about size of government among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by views about size of government

% of who believe in Hell who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama57%37%4%2%367
Alaska64%31%1%3%144
Arizona62%34%1%2%330
Arkansas54%42%1%3%232
California44%51%3%3%1,669
Colorado58%36%2%3%235
Connecticut52%44%1%3%160
Delaware48%44%3%4%168
District of Columbia25%67%4%4%132
Florida49%44%4%3%1,087
Georgia50%44%2%4%634
Hawaii47%46%4%3%146
Idaho74%23%2%1%171
Illinois53%42%1%3%713
Indiana57%36%3%4%417
Iowa64%32%< 1%3%192
Kansas67%26%2%4%192
Kentucky55%38%4%3%321
Louisiana53%42%3%3%318
Maine64%27%3%5%123
Maryland51%44%1%4%304
Massachusetts48%46%2%3%231
Michigan58%36%3%3%571
Minnesota64%32%2%2%303
Mississippi53%41%3%4%243
Missouri63%33%1%2%413
Montana72%20%2%6%149
Nebraska71%25%< 1%3%191
Nevada53%44%3%1%154
New Hampshire70%27%1%2%118
New Jersey43%51%2%4%432
New Mexico48%45%3%4%149
New York42%52%2%4%886
North Carolina50%43%3%4%664
North Dakota74%22%1%4%218
Ohio59%34%3%4%669
Oklahoma62%32%2%4%258
Oregon67%28%< 1%5%170
Pennsylvania61%35%2%2%756
Rhode Island52%40%2%6%141
South Carolina54%40%1%4%332
South Dakota72%24%3%1%191
Tennessee60%33%2%5%483
Texas48%45%3%4%1,612
Utah69%27%1%4%139
Virginia59%37%2%2%503
Washington64%31%3%3%302
West Virginia60%32%4%4%229
Wisconsin64%32%3%2%327
Wyoming77%17%1%5%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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