Belief in Hell among college graduates by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among college graduates by belief in hell

% of college graduates who …in hell

Sources of guidance on right and wrongBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Religion77%14%9%2,736
Philosophy/reason29%63%8%1,218
Common sense41%51%8%3,563
Science27%67%7%1,000
Don't know41%37%23%281
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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