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

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StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama74%20%6%147
Arizona66%28%6%183
California68%24%7%855
Colorado66%23%10%127
Florida66%27%7%524
Georgia75%19%6%266
Idaho69%26%6%106
Illinois73%20%7%400
Indiana75%20%5%186
Iowa75%20%5%119
Kansas74%23%4%105
Kentucky85%13%2%104
Louisiana78%14%8%129
Maryland63%29%8%177
Massachusetts59%35%6%154
Michigan72%23%5%283
Minnesota69%22%9%161
Missouri76%20%5%181
Nebraska73%22%5%106
New Jersey61%28%11%266
New York61%31%8%507
North Carolina77%16%7%262
North Dakota73%20%7%122
Ohio72%21%7%366
Oklahoma79%16%5%100
Oregon71%23%5%108
Pennsylvania71%22%7%401
South Carolina77%11%11%127
South Dakota83%11%6%114
Tennessee71%21%8%160
Texas77%19%4%704
Utah58%38%4%126
Virginia75%17%7%231
Washington61%29%11%186
Wisconsin71%25%4%180
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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