Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama9%10%28%37%14%2%239
Arizona13%6%23%42%15%< 1%169
Arkansas14%7%34%33%12%< 1%129
California10%14%33%30%12%1%806
Colorado4%20%25%36%15%< 1%104
Florida9%9%27%36%18%2%553
Georgia8%12%32%33%14%1%369
Illinois7%11%35%32%12%2%313
Indiana10%10%24%41%13%2%230
Kentucky3%12%28%42%12%2%180
Louisiana12%15%22%36%14%1%185
Maryland9%14%24%34%17%2%151
Michigan7%10%26%39%18%1%272
Minnesota5%11%31%35%18%1%121
Mississippi10%10%30%35%13%2%168
Missouri8%11%24%36%19%2%183
New Jersey8%13%29%34%12%4%165
New York9%9%28%37%13%3%387
North Carolina8%12%28%38%12%2%346
Ohio9%9%27%38%15%2%326
Oklahoma6%10%28%36%17%4%149
Pennsylvania10%7%29%35%18%2%364
South Carolina9%9%30%37%15%< 1%225
Tennessee4%11%26%42%16%1%292
Texas8%14%29%34%13%2%905
Virginia7%9%32%37%15%1%255
Washington15%9%27%31%15%3%142
West Virginia7%7%24%39%21%3%133
Wisconsin10%13%26%36%13%2%156
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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