Age distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by age group

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who are ages…

Metro area18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area27%42%22%8%145
Boston Metro Area29%41%17%12%265
Chicago Metro Area30%36%23%11%348
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area31%46%17%7%175
Detroit Metro Area24%33%28%15%123
Houston Metro Area34%31%23%12%169
Los Angeles Metro Area32%37%21%11%457
Miami Metro Area23%34%25%19%176
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area34%37%18%11%146
New York City Metro Area25%39%23%13%752
Philadelphia Metro Area28%32%28%12%301
Phoenix Metro Area34%35%17%13%135
Providence Metro Area24%37%24%15%158
Riverside, CA Metro Area33%36%20%11%114
San Diego Metro Area29%39%16%15%139
San Francisco Metro Area25%38%23%15%292
Seattle Metro Area26%41%24%9%171
Tampa Metro Area21%38%27%14%121
Washington, DC Metro Area25%39%25%12%409
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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