Belief in Hell among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by belief in hell

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who …in hell

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama70%20%10%166
Alaska40%55%5%108
Arizona51%43%6%209
Arkansas78%19%4%124
California53%41%7%1,638
Colorado43%47%10%185
Connecticut50%42%8%151
Delaware57%35%8%126
District of Columbia45%48%6%210
Florida55%38%7%830
Georgia69%26%5%370
Hawaii60%34%5%123
Illinois56%35%9%514
Indiana66%29%6%228
Iowa50%42%7%110
Kentucky73%22%4%157
Louisiana70%24%6%176
Maryland50%43%6%301
Massachusetts36%54%10%314
Michigan58%35%7%354
Minnesota47%46%6%196
Mississippi79%15%6%115
Missouri66%28%6%201
Nevada57%37%6%104
New Hampshire37%53%9%103
New Jersey55%36%9%382
New Mexico50%44%6%134
New York48%44%7%946
North Carolina70%26%4%381
Ohio62%32%6%363
Oklahoma62%36%2%121
Oregon33%55%12%158
Pennsylvania53%39%8%472
Rhode Island46%42%12%124
South Carolina70%23%7%184
Tennessee70%22%8%206
Texas64%30%5%1,016
Vermont33%60%6%134
Virginia60%33%7%309
Washington35%57%9%274
Wisconsin52%43%6%201
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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