| 1. Do you believe in life after death? |
| Yes |
79% |
No |
5% |
Reincarnation |
8% |
Other |
7% |
1a. Do you believe in hell?
(Asked of those who did not reply "no" to #1) |
| Yes |
76% |
No |
13% |
Not sure |
8% |
2. What do you think are the chances you might go to hell?
(Asked of those who did not reply "no" to #1a) |
| Certain |
0.7% |
| Likely |
3% |
| Unlikely |
36% |
| Not a chance |
36% |
| I don't know |
24% |
| 2a. Percentage of each religious group that answered "not a chance": |
| Christian (Born-Again) |
55% |
| Christian (Other) |
21% |
| Christian (Catholic) |
21% |
| Jewish |
20% |
| Spiritual but not religious |
26% |
| 2b. Percentage of each political group that answered "not a chance": |
| Conservative |
46% |
| Moderate |
31% |
| Liberal |
28% |
Results of a self-selecting online survey of 10,567 Beliefnet readers conducted June 5-9, 2006. Beliefnet readers were invited to fill out a survey about their views on the afterlife. The invitation was placed as links in a variety of different Beliefnet newsletters, including Daily Bible Wisdom, Daily Inspiration, Daily Jewish Wisdom, and Daily Buddhist Wisdom. Data compiled by Lilit Marcus.
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| 3. Do you know someone you think might go to hell? |
| Yes |
56% |
| No |
44% |
3a. How do you know the people you think might go to hell?
(Asked of those who replied "yes" to #3) |
| Acquaintances |
54% |
| Coworkers |
9% |
| Family |
24% |
| Friends |
13% |
3b. What is the main reason you think they might go to hell?
(Asked of those who replied "yes" to #3) |
| Wrong beliefs |
42% |
| Immoral actions |
58% |
| 3c. Percentage of each religious group that answered "wrong beliefs": |
| Christian (Born-Again) |
60% |
| Christian (Other) |
25% |
| Christian (Catholic) |
19% |
| Jewish |
1% |
| Spiritual but not religious |
15% |
| 3d. Percentage of each political group that answered "wrong beliefs": |
| Conservative |
54% |
| Moderate |
36% |
| Liberal |
23% |
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