Parent of children under 18 among who believe in Hell by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition among who believe in Hell by parental status

% of who believe in Hell who are…

Racial and ethnic compositionParentsNon-parentsSample size
White28%72%12,929
Black32%68%2,451
Asian31%69%427
Latino43%57%2,243
Other/Mixed31%69%834
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

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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