Belief in Hell among Mainline Protestants who say religion is very important by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who say religion is very important by belief in hell

% of Mainline Protestants who say religion is very important who …in hell

Religious denominationBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA84%11%5%338
Episcopal Church48%34%18%244
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)64%23%12%408
Presbyterian Church (USA)62%24%14%269
United Church of Christ51%38%11%128
United Methodist Church70%20%10%1,021
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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