Belief in Hell among men by state (2014) Switch to: State among men by belief in hell

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StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama68%22%11%256
Alaska47%47%6%152
Arizona53%40%7%352
Arkansas72%20%7%163
California50%43%8%1,868
Colorado49%41%9%283
Connecticut42%50%7%190
Delaware54%34%11%127
District of Columbia47%48%5%146
Florida54%39%8%1,051
Georgia62%32%6%469
Hawaii56%33%11%161
Idaho55%38%6%155
Illinois52%39%9%656
Indiana62%30%8%330
Iowa62%31%7%175
Kansas57%32%11%171
Kentucky72%24%4%210
Louisiana68%26%6%231
Maine40%48%12%136
Maryland56%35%9%325
Massachusetts39%53%8%348
Michigan60%33%7%477
Minnesota54%37%9%273
Mississippi76%17%7%153
Missouri65%29%6%324
Montana45%47%8%174
Nebraska63%31%6%154
Nevada44%42%14%183
New Hampshire38%51%11%142
New Jersey55%37%8%426
New Mexico57%33%10%153
New York49%43%8%878
North Carolina66%28%6%509
North Dakota62%33%5%191
Ohio63%30%7%533
Oklahoma68%26%6%194
Oregon46%44%11%207
Pennsylvania56%38%6%633
Rhode Island44%43%13%143
South Carolina65%27%9%226
South Dakota66%24%10%155
Tennessee75%18%6%337
Texas63%30%7%1,325
Utah54%40%6%172
Vermont42%49%9%162
Virginia58%33%9%465
Washington43%49%8%344
West Virginia75%18%7%150
Wisconsin52%38%10%311
Wyoming62%33%5%165
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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