Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who attend services monthly or yearly who say the holy scripture is…
Region | 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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Northeast | 21% | 30% | 1% | 40% | 8% | 2,190 |
South | 31% | 32% | 3% | 27% | 8% | 3,974 |
Midwest | 22% | 37% | 2% | 31% | 8% | 2,453 |
West | 22% | 29% | 2% | 38% | 10% | 2,597 |
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