Views about size of government among who believe in Hell by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who believe in Hell by views about size of government

% of who believe in Hell who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic49%46%2%3%4,475
Evangelical Protestant64%30%3%3%6,978
Historically Black Protestant23%70%3%4%1,557
Jewish52%45%2%1%144
Mainline Protestant61%33%3%3%3,327
Mormon76%21%1%2%381
Muslim22%74%3%1%173
Orthodox Christian65%34%1%< 1%101
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")45%50%2%4%1,699
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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