Parent of children under 18 among who do not believe in Hell by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who do not believe in Hell by parental status

% of who do not believe in Hell who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area31%69%149
Baltimore Metro Area21%79%110
Boston Metro Area23%77%281
Chicago Metro Area26%74%359
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%64%191
Detroit Metro Area24%76%123
Houston Metro Area24%76%165
Los Angeles Metro Area23%77%491
Miami Metro Area29%71%202
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area29%71%140
New York City Metro Area27%73%808
Philadelphia Metro Area25%75%311
Phoenix Metro Area27%73%152
Providence Metro Area26%74%158
Riverside, CA Metro Area33%67%120
San Diego Metro Area22%78%137
San Francisco Metro Area20%80%300
Seattle Metro Area25%75%183
Tampa Metro Area22%78%126
Washington, DC Metro Area28%72%429
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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