Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain 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 | 5% | 11% | < 1% | 76% | 9% | 424 |
South | 8% | 10% | < 1% | 76% | 6% | 488 |
Midwest | 7% | 10% | < 1% | 76% | 6% | 343 |
West | 4% | 10% | < 1% | 79% | 7% | 564 |
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