Belief in Hell among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by belief in hell

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who …in hell

Religious traditionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Catholic71%22%6%2,385
Evangelical Protestant85%8%7%4,563
Historically Black Protestant88%8%4%585
Jehovah's Witness5%93%3%140
Jewish32%58%10%188
Mainline Protestant68%22%10%2,013
Mormon63%29%8%382
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")34%57%9%1,520
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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