Parent of children under 18 among who believe in Hell by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who believe in Hell by parental status

% of who believe in Hell who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area32%68%319
Baltimore Metro Area21%79%112
Boston Metro Area24%76%155
Chicago Metro Area28%72%426
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area39%61%415
Detroit Metro Area36%64%212
Houston Metro Area40%60%302
Los Angeles Metro Area36%64%484
Miami Metro Area37%63%234
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area28%72%175
New York City Metro Area27%73%801
Philadelphia Metro Area26%74%341
Phoenix Metro Area32%68%200
Pittsburgh Metro Area23%77%139
Providence Metro Area21%79%157
Riverside, CA Metro Area39%61%215
San Diego Metro Area31%69%151
San Francisco Metro Area37%63%141
Seattle Metro Area28%72%121
St. Louis Metro Area27%73%155
Tampa Metro Area21%79%167
Washington, DC Metro Area32%68%411
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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