Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never read scripture by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who seldom or never read scripture by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never read scripture 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 | 10% | 21% | 1% | 61% | 7% | 3,774 |
South | 17% | 22% | 1% | 53% | 7% | 4,545 |
Midwest | 14% | 27% | 1% | 51% | 7% | 3,496 |
West | 10% | 19% | 1% | 61% | 9% | 4,270 |
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