Belief in Hell among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by belief in hell

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StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama80%12%8%379
Alaska71%24%5%149
Arizona66%25%9%362
Arkansas84%11%5%199
California65%27%8%1,834
Colorado67%25%8%247
Connecticut60%26%14%168
Delaware72%14%13%153
District of Columbia73%19%8%148
Florida71%21%8%1,131
Georgia78%15%7%626
Hawaii69%25%5%159
Idaho70%22%8%172
Illinois72%18%10%695
Indiana78%13%8%359
Iowa72%19%9%172
Kansas74%17%10%173
Kentucky86%9%5%281
Louisiana78%17%5%317
Maine68%24%9%109
Maryland67%25%8%331
Massachusetts54%34%13%266
Michigan71%20%9%550
Minnesota68%21%11%284
Mississippi84%11%5%234
Missouri77%16%7%373
Montana60%34%6%159
Nebraska73%22%5%177
Nevada63%27%11%153
New Hampshire60%30%10%119
New Jersey69%22%9%458
New Mexico67%25%8%162
New York62%28%9%949
North Carolina79%14%7%658
North Dakota71%22%6%184
Ohio73%20%7%680
Oklahoma78%17%5%267
Oregon61%29%10%180
Pennsylvania70%22%7%777
Rhode Island70%23%7%148
South Carolina78%13%9%340
South Dakota74%18%7%174
Tennessee87%9%4%471
Texas74%19%6%1,619
Utah58%36%6%197
Virginia77%17%6%504
Washington61%29%10%325
West Virginia86%9%5%200
Wisconsin70%18%12%293
Wyoming67%24%9%173
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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