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 areaWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area16%27%1%48%8%257
Baltimore Metro Area12%25%1%57%6%159
Boston Metro Area7%20%3%62%7%380
Chicago Metro Area15%27%2%49%7%568
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area21%27%1%44%7%320
Detroit Metro Area15%27%2%49%7%223
Houston Metro Area24%22%< 1%48%6%260
Los Angeles Metro Area14%21%1%58%6%669
Miami Metro Area14%17%3%54%12%281
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area10%22%< 1%55%13%224
New York City Metro Area15%20%2%55%8%1,165
Philadelphia Metro Area12%25%< 1%56%6%473
Phoenix Metro Area12%29%1%46%12%242
Pittsburgh Metro Area24%28%1%42%5%172
Providence Metro Area10%27%< 1%60%3%248
Riverside, CA Metro Area16%24%< 1%46%13%205
San Diego Metro Area12%16%1%63%7%199
San Francisco Metro Area7%15%< 1%71%7%365
Seattle Metro Area8%15%1%69%6%224
St. Louis Metro Area16%30%3%43%8%180
Tampa Metro Area14%21%2%53%9%202
Washington, DC Metro Area11%19%2%59%9%589
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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