Belief in Hell among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by belief in hell

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alaska25%70%5%141
Arizona27%65%8%223
California24%70%6%1,621
Colorado19%71%10%221
Connecticut27%65%8%180
Delaware30%59%11%115
District of Columbia14%81%5%142
Florida28%65%7%731
Georgia24%69%6%232
Hawaii28%59%12%141
Idaho25%70%5%104
Illinois23%68%10%472
Indiana33%61%5%171
Kentucky34%55%11%112
Louisiana33%58%9%104
Maine18%68%15%142
Maryland22%72%6%255
Massachusetts16%73%11%391
Michigan31%60%9%321
Minnesota29%63%9%211
Missouri35%57%8%196
Montana27%66%7%118
Nevada26%60%14%137
New Hampshire25%64%11%146
New Jersey32%62%7%341
New Mexico17%73%10%121
New York28%66%7%847
North Carolina31%63%6%289
North Dakota37%58%5%100
Ohio28%63%9%314
Oklahoma34%58%8%100
Oregon12%79%9%180
Pennsylvania28%67%5%471
Rhode Island27%64%9%133
Tennessee37%56%7%129
Texas30%61%9%663
Vermont18%74%8%176
Virginia28%66%7%298
Washington15%78%7%314
Wisconsin27%65%8%206
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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