Interpreting scripture among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by region (2014) Switch to: Region among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage 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 | 44% | 30% | 4% | 17% | 6% | 1,916 |
South | 58% | 25% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 5,814 |
Midwest | 49% | 31% | 4% | 12% | 4% | 3,088 |
West | 46% | 30% | 3% | 14% | 6% | 2,884 |
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