Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups 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 | 13% | 23% | 2% | 55% | 8% | 4,442 |
South | 21% | 25% | 2% | 45% | 8% | 6,298 |
Midwest | 17% | 28% | 2% | 45% | 8% | 4,427 |
West | 13% | 21% | 1% | 56% | 9% | 5,228 |
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