Belief in Hell among adults ages 65 and older by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults ages 65 and older by belief in hell

% of adults ages 65 and older who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama75%16%9%125
Arizona44%41%15%184
California45%44%11%964
Colorado51%41%8%104
Connecticut41%49%11%100
Florida52%39%9%632
Georgia72%17%10%225
Illinois56%34%10%365
Indiana61%28%11%178
Kentucky77%16%6%122
Louisiana76%15%9%121
Maryland47%46%7%161
Massachusetts33%55%12%186
Michigan54%32%14%258
Minnesota57%28%15%127
Missouri66%25%9%157
New Hampshire44%43%13%105
New Jersey52%37%12%258
New York49%40%11%590
North Carolina66%25%9%288
Ohio60%29%11%326
Oklahoma61%25%14%114
Oregon46%42%11%124
Pennsylvania57%34%9%438
Rhode Island49%35%16%111
South Carolina68%17%14%142
Tennessee83%10%6%195
Texas66%24%10%528
Virginia65%26%8%217
Washington44%47%9%183
Wisconsin49%39%12%161
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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