Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services seldom or never by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who attend services seldom or never by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who attend services seldom or never 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 | 9% | 14% | 1% | 69% | 7% | 2,237 |
South | 16% | 17% | 2% | 58% | 7% | 3,070 |
Midwest | 14% | 19% | 2% | 57% | 8% | 2,084 |
West | 9% | 13% | 1% | 68% | 9% | 3,094 |
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