Racial and ethnic composition among who do not believe in Hell by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among who do not believe in Hell by race/ethnicity
% of who do not believe in Hell who identify as…
| Religious denomination | White | Black | Asian | Latino | Other/Mixed | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 86% | < 1% | 1% | 5% | 8% | 216 |
| Episcopal Church | 91% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 249 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 97% | 2% | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 193 |
| Nothing in particular (religion important) | 54% | 15% | 4% | 19% | 7% | 792 |
| Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 74% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 3% | 2,131 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 94% | 2% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 166 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 80% | 12% | < 1% | 3% | 5% | 138 |
| Unitarian | 89% | 1% | < 1% | 3% | 8% | 141 |
| United Church of Christ | 95% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 3% | 119 |
| United Methodist Church | 95% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 473 |
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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