Interpreting scripture among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases 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 | 21% | 31% | 1% | 42% | 5% | 278 |
Baltimore Metro Area | 15% | 23% | 1% | 54% | 7% | 147 |
Boston Metro Area | 9% | 18% | 4% | 60% | 8% | 364 |
Chicago Metro Area | 16% | 25% | 2% | 50% | 6% | 556 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 23% | 30% | 1% | 40% | 6% | 330 |
Detroit Metro Area | 18% | 26% | 1% | 48% | 8% | 219 |
Houston Metro Area | 23% | 18% | 1% | 50% | 8% | 252 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 13% | 24% | 1% | 56% | 6% | 684 |
Miami Metro Area | 19% | 21% | 2% | 47% | 11% | 295 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 6% | 18% | 2% | 61% | 13% | 200 |
New York City Metro Area | 18% | 21% | 2% | 51% | 8% | 1,182 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 14% | 22% | 1% | 56% | 7% | 458 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 15% | 28% | < 1% | 49% | 9% | 209 |
Pittsburgh Metro Area | 24% | 28% | 1% | 44% | 3% | 128 |
Providence Metro Area | 10% | 27% | < 1% | 60% | 3% | 231 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 14% | 25% | 1% | 49% | 10% | 192 |
San Diego Metro Area | 14% | 23% | 1% | 58% | 4% | 191 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 9% | 15% | 1% | 66% | 9% | 381 |
Seattle Metro Area | 7% | 18% | < 1% | 70% | 4% | 224 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 17% | 26% | 3% | 48% | 7% | 139 |
Tampa Metro Area | 14% | 24% | 2% | 54% | 6% | 195 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 17% | 21% | 2% | 50% | 10% | 653 |
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