Political ideology among who believe in Hell by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among who believe in Hell by political ideology

% of who believe in Hell who are…

Importance of religion in one's lifeConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Very important51%29%14%6%13,485
Somewhat important34%38%22%6%4,227
Not too important26%43%24%7%977
Not at all important22%34%34%9%393
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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