Gender composition among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by gender

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who are…

Metro areaMenWomenSample size
Atlanta Metro Area41%59%160
Boston Metro Area46%54%111
Chicago Metro Area40%60%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area46%54%196
Detroit Metro Area43%57%103
Houston Metro Area50%50%133
Los Angeles Metro Area49%51%282
Miami Metro Area35%65%122
New York City Metro Area45%55%453
Philadelphia Metro Area40%60%218
Phoenix Metro Area51%49%121
Providence Metro Area47%53%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area45%55%104
Washington, DC Metro Area46%54%227
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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