Belief in Hell among third generation immigrants or higher by state (2014) Switch to: State among third generation immigrants or higher by belief in hell

% of third generation immigrants or higher who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama73%20%7%460
Alaska51%42%7%251
Arizona56%35%9%503
Arkansas79%16%6%282
California49%42%9%2,235
Colorado49%42%9%403
Connecticut46%45%9%252
Delaware57%34%9%251
District of Columbia48%44%8%212
Florida57%35%8%1,363
Georgia68%26%7%823
Hawaii53%38%9%226
Idaho53%39%7%282
Illinois58%34%8%1,044
Indiana67%26%8%584
Iowa58%34%9%304
Kansas65%28%7%273
Kentucky76%18%6%414
Louisiana73%21%6%417
Maine45%44%11%251
Maryland53%39%8%490
Massachusetts32%56%12%474
Michigan61%31%7%826
Minnesota53%37%10%504
Mississippi77%18%4%299
Missouri67%26%7%571
Montana49%44%7%284
Nebraska61%31%8%264
Nevada46%41%13%226
New Hampshire42%46%11%249
New Jersey52%40%8%563
New Mexico55%36%8%246
New York46%45%9%1,209
North Carolina70%22%8%886
North Dakota63%31%6%301
Ohio64%30%6%971
Oklahoma70%24%6%357
Oregon45%45%10%345
Pennsylvania58%34%8%1,160
Rhode Island48%43%9%229
South Carolina68%22%10%446
South Dakota65%26%8%274
Tennessee78%16%6%584
Texas67%25%8%1,791
Utah47%46%6%271
Vermont39%52%9%246
Virginia65%28%8%709
Washington44%47%10%547
West Virginia77%16%7%289
Wisconsin58%33%9%516
Wyoming55%36%9%287
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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