Belief in Hell among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by belief in hell

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StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama81%11%8%397
Alaska75%20%5%124
Arizona69%22%8%335
Arkansas85%11%5%217
California69%23%8%1,666
Colorado70%18%12%230
Connecticut64%25%11%156
Delaware68%20%12%147
District of Columbia73%17%10%140
Florida75%18%8%1,058
Georgia80%13%7%626
Hawaii72%20%8%134
Idaho71%21%8%168
Illinois74%17%8%696
Indiana79%14%8%381
Iowa75%15%9%184
Kansas80%11%10%165
Kentucky86%10%4%289
Louisiana78%14%8%328
Maine72%21%7%108
Maryland70%23%7%327
Massachusetts57%33%10%251
Michigan75%17%8%513
Minnesota70%20%10%281
Mississippi82%14%4%233
Missouri78%14%8%356
Montana64%31%5%139
Nebraska77%18%5%179
Nevada67%22%11%133
New Hampshire66%31%4%107
New Jersey70%21%10%434
New Mexico70%22%7%169
New York67%23%10%882
North Carolina83%11%7%639
North Dakota72%22%6%197
Ohio76%17%7%673
Oklahoma77%18%5%251
Oregon66%24%10%174
Pennsylvania73%18%9%739
Rhode Island74%18%8%149
South Carolina80%10%10%346
South Dakota73%16%11%175
Tennessee86%9%4%475
Texas76%17%7%1,611
Utah60%35%5%191
Virginia79%14%7%503
Washington61%29%10%312
West Virginia89%8%4%197
Wisconsin74%16%10%279
Wyoming69%25%7%166
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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