Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never pray by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who seldom or never pray by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never pray 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 | 4% | 11% | < 1% | 79% | 6% | 1,922 |
South | 8% | 11% | < 1% | 75% | 6% | 2,182 |
Midwest | 8% | 12% | < 1% | 73% | 6% | 1,565 |
West | 4% | 9% | 1% | 79% | 7% | 2,454 |
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