Interpreting scripture among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage 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 | 47% | 37% | 3% | 8% | 5% | 225 |
Chicago Metro Area | 45% | 31% | 5% | 17% | 3% | 246 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 60% | 26% | 2% | 9% | 4% | 296 |
Detroit Metro Area | 47% | 30% | 5% | 13% | 4% | 152 |
Houston Metro Area | 59% | 21% | 1% | 14% | 4% | 243 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 45% | 33% | 1% | 16% | 5% | 297 |
Miami Metro Area | 47% | 28% | 2% | 11% | 12% | 162 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 39% | 31% | 4% | 23% | 3% | 105 |
New York City Metro Area | 45% | 26% | 5% | 18% | 6% | 528 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 43% | 33% | 3% | 14% | 7% | 214 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 48% | 37% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 148 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 57% | 26% | 1% | 7% | 9% | 131 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 48% | 28% | 2% | 13% | 8% | 104 |
Tampa Metro Area | 53% | 24% | < 1% | 17% | 6% | 113 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 42% | 29% | 6% | 18% | 6% | 247 |
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