Interpreting scripture among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by interpretation of scripture

% of who strongly favor or favor gay marriage 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 Area17%31%1%45%6%248
Baltimore Metro Area13%26%1%56%5%153
Boston Metro Area8%19%2%64%7%366
Chicago Metro Area15%29%< 1%48%7%551
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area17%30%2%46%6%315
Detroit Metro Area16%23%3%49%9%194
Houston Metro Area15%29%< 1%49%7%234
Los Angeles Metro Area16%23%1%53%7%713
Miami Metro Area19%20%3%51%6%275
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area2%24%4%55%15%213
New York City Metro Area15%21%2%55%8%1,124
Philadelphia Metro Area12%26%1%57%5%456
Phoenix Metro Area16%24%< 1%49%10%216
Pittsburgh Metro Area21%29%< 1%47%3%130
Providence Metro Area10%25%< 1%63%2%226
Riverside, CA Metro Area16%28%1%46%8%218
San Diego Metro Area11%21%1%59%8%199
San Francisco Metro Area7%17%2%66%8%372
Seattle Metro Area8%18%1%67%6%243
St. Louis Metro Area9%35%3%45%7%146
Tampa Metro Area12%27%1%51%9%183
Washington, DC Metro Area14%21%2%53%9%608
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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