Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who say the holy scripture is…
Metro area | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Atlanta Metro Area | 16% | 27% | 1% | 48% | 8% | 257 |
Baltimore Metro Area | 12% | 25% | 1% | 57% | 6% | 159 |
Boston Metro Area | 7% | 20% | 3% | 62% | 7% | 380 |
Chicago Metro Area | 15% | 27% | 2% | 49% | 7% | 568 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 21% | 27% | 1% | 44% | 7% | 320 |
Detroit Metro Area | 15% | 27% | 2% | 49% | 7% | 223 |
Houston Metro Area | 24% | 22% | < 1% | 48% | 6% | 260 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 14% | 21% | 1% | 58% | 6% | 669 |
Miami Metro Area | 14% | 17% | 3% | 54% | 12% | 281 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 10% | 22% | < 1% | 55% | 13% | 224 |
New York City Metro Area | 15% | 20% | 2% | 55% | 8% | 1,165 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 12% | 25% | < 1% | 56% | 6% | 473 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 12% | 29% | 1% | 46% | 12% | 242 |
Pittsburgh Metro Area | 24% | 28% | 1% | 42% | 5% | 172 |
Providence Metro Area | 10% | 27% | < 1% | 60% | 3% | 248 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 16% | 24% | < 1% | 46% | 13% | 205 |
San Diego Metro Area | 12% | 16% | 1% | 63% | 7% | 199 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 7% | 15% | < 1% | 71% | 7% | 365 |
Seattle Metro Area | 8% | 15% | 1% | 69% | 6% | 224 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 16% | 30% | 3% | 43% | 8% | 180 |
Tampa Metro Area | 14% | 21% | 2% | 53% | 9% | 202 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 11% | 19% | 2% | 59% | 9% | 589 |
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