Belief in Hell among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by views about homosexuality (2014) Switch to: Views about homosexuality among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by belief in hell

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who …in hell

Views about homosexualityBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Should be accepted78%16%6%3,211
Should be discouraged86%9%5%5,782
Neither/both equally78%12%10%406
Don't know74%12%14%412
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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