Belief in Hell among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition by belief in hell

% of members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition who …in hell

Frequency of reading scriptureBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
At least once a week85%10%5%1,189
Once or twice a month78%14%8%249
Several times a year83%13%4%148
Seldom/never73%18%9%308
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