Gender composition among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by gender

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are…

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama44%56%245
Arizona39%61%172
Arkansas42%58%135
California42%58%822
Colorado48%52%106
Florida45%55%562
Georgia40%60%379
Illinois47%53%320
Indiana45%55%234
Kentucky41%59%183
Louisiana38%62%186
Maryland42%58%154
Michigan41%59%278
Minnesota41%59%126
Mississippi47%53%169
Missouri50%50%186
New Jersey45%55%171
New York42%58%400
North Carolina40%60%352
Ohio42%58%336
Oklahoma43%57%152
Pennsylvania45%55%368
South Carolina45%55%230
Tennessee44%56%297
Texas43%57%935
Virginia42%58%262
Washington39%61%145
West Virginia48%52%134
Wisconsin45%55%158
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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