Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never read scripture by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never read scripture by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never read scripture 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 | 12% | 18% | 1% | 61% | 8% | 176 |
Baltimore Metro Area | 8% | 20% | 2% | 67% | 4% | 110 |
Boston Metro Area | 5% | 19% | 1% | 68% | 8% | 336 |
Chicago Metro Area | 13% | 26% | 1% | 54% | 6% | 450 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 17% | 23% | < 1% | 55% | 6% | 224 |
Detroit Metro Area | 13% | 30% | 2% | 51% | 5% | 174 |
Houston Metro Area | 20% | 19% | < 1% | 56% | 6% | 202 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 11% | 22% | 1% | 59% | 7% | 564 |
Miami Metro Area | 12% | 15% | 2% | 57% | 13% | 223 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 4% | 19% | 1% | 61% | 14% | 176 |
New York City Metro Area | 11% | 19% | 2% | 61% | 7% | 993 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 9% | 21% | < 1% | 64% | 5% | 405 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 10% | 25% | < 1% | 52% | 12% | 186 |
Pittsburgh Metro Area | 23% | 25% | 1% | 45% | 5% | 136 |
Providence Metro Area | 9% | 27% | 1% | 59% | 4% | 220 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 16% | 21% | 1% | 49% | 13% | 154 |
San Diego Metro Area | 4% | 16% | 2% | 70% | 8% | 168 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 7% | 10% | < 1% | 73% | 11% | 325 |
Seattle Metro Area | 6% | 11% | 1% | 75% | 6% | 198 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 14% | 29% | < 1% | 49% | 7% | 127 |
Tampa Metro Area | 11% | 18% | 2% | 60% | 8% | 148 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 10% | 16% | < 1% | 66% | 8% | 480 |
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