Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe 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 | 25% | 28% | 2% | 37% | 7% | 1,532 |
South | 44% | 26% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 2,969 |
Midwest | 32% | 31% | 3% | 28% | 6% | 1,813 |
West | 26% | 28% | 3% | 34% | 9% | 1,693 |
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