Sources of guidance on right and wrong among who believe in Hell by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among who believe in Hell by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of who believe in Hell who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Educational distributionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
High school or less43%6%43%6%2%6,825
Some college46%7%40%4%2%5,738
College48%8%35%7%2%4,216
Post-graduate degree49%10%31%8%2%2,283
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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