Gender composition among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by gender

% of who believe in Hell who are…

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama45%55%367
Alaska47%53%144
Arizona47%53%330
Arkansas46%54%232
California48%52%1,669
Colorado52%48%235
Connecticut42%58%160
Delaware46%54%168
District of Columbia44%56%132
Florida46%54%1,087
Georgia45%55%634
Hawaii51%49%146
Idaho48%52%171
Illinois44%56%713
Indiana46%54%417
Iowa53%47%192
Kansas45%55%192
Kentucky47%53%321
Louisiana47%53%318
Maine44%56%123
Maryland51%49%304
Massachusetts52%48%231
Michigan48%52%571
Minnesota51%49%303
Mississippi46%54%243
Missouri48%52%413
Montana46%54%149
Nebraska50%50%191
Nevada45%55%154
New Hampshire43%57%118
New Jersey51%49%432
New Mexico50%50%149
New York47%53%886
North Carolina46%54%664
North Dakota54%46%218
Ohio48%52%669
Oklahoma49%51%258
Oregon50%50%170
Pennsylvania47%53%756
Rhode Island44%56%141
South Carolina46%54%332
South Dakota51%49%191
Tennessee47%53%483
Texas47%53%1,612
Utah56%44%139
Virginia44%56%503
Washington48%52%302
West Virginia49%51%229
Wisconsin45%55%327
Wyoming55%45%182
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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