Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never pray by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never pray by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never pray 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 | 7% | 4% | < 1% | 76% | 13% | 100 |
Boston Metro Area | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 86% | 7% | 198 |
Chicago Metro Area | 8% | 11% | < 1% | 75% | 7% | 218 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 6% | 16% | < 1% | 75% | 3% | 106 |
Houston Metro Area | 6% | 16% | < 1% | 72% | 7% | 100 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 4% | 10% | 1% | 81% | 4% | 300 |
Miami Metro Area | 3% | 9% | < 1% | 77% | 10% | 111 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 3% | 11% | < 1% | 75% | 11% | 103 |
New York City Metro Area | 6% | 9% | < 1% | 78% | 7% | 532 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 3% | 15% | < 1% | 80% | 2% | 194 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 7% | 16% | < 1% | 68% | 9% | 104 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 4% | 4% | < 1% | 83% | 9% | 220 |
Seattle Metro Area | 1% | 5% | < 1% | 89% | 5% | 127 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 2% | 5% | < 1% | 86% | 6% | 268 |
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