Belief in Hell among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by belief in hell

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama70%22%8%232
Alaska46%46%8%159
Arizona57%33%10%349
Arkansas68%27%5%141
California49%43%8%1,849
Colorado45%43%12%251
Connecticut48%41%11%169
Delaware54%36%10%117
District of Columbia44%42%14%133
Florida56%36%8%960
Georgia61%31%8%470
Hawaii52%42%5%159
Idaho54%41%5%156
Illinois54%37%9%588
Indiana62%31%8%294
Iowa55%37%8%140
Kansas62%27%11%133
Kentucky71%24%5%193
Louisiana66%26%8%206
Maine39%45%15%127
Maryland50%42%9%292
Massachusetts34%53%13%336
Michigan58%32%9%430
Minnesota47%41%12%265
Mississippi72%22%6%141
Missouri66%28%5%299
Montana44%49%7%152
Nebraska58%31%11%128
Nevada49%42%10%165
New Hampshire37%51%12%139
New Jersey54%37%9%387
New Mexico54%38%7%161
New York49%42%9%928
North Carolina66%26%7%473
North Dakota58%33%9%148
Ohio57%35%8%504
Oklahoma62%32%6%175
Oregon41%50%9%220
Pennsylvania54%38%8%621
Rhode Island36%58%6%115
South Carolina68%21%11%239
South Dakota53%34%12%147
Tennessee74%20%5%324
Texas62%31%7%1,226
Utah47%47%6%165
Vermont38%55%7%159
Virginia59%31%9%442
Washington42%49%9%359
West Virginia74%20%6%141
Wisconsin55%34%11%255
Wyoming50%38%12%152
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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