Interpreting scripture among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama44%33%4%16%3%268
Alaska22%17%1%52%9%193
Arizona20%27%1%40%12%374
Arkansas40%28%1%25%6%180
California21%22%2%47%9%2,431
Colorado15%20%1%54%10%299
Connecticut19%24%2%49%6%257
Delaware19%27%3%45%7%199
District of Columbia23%22%1%46%8%222
Florida26%24%3%40%7%1,303
Georgia36%26%2%30%6%571
Hawaii19%22%< 1%48%10%215
Idaho15%32%2%47%5%178
Illinois21%30%2%40%6%860
Indiana27%30%3%34%6%398
Iowa19%34%1%39%7%213
Kansas22%38%2%30%7%187
Kentucky30%26%2%37%6%251
Louisiana41%26%1%27%4%268
Maine13%20%1%55%11%213
Maryland23%24%2%44%7%417
Massachusetts13%21%2%57%7%506
Michigan21%33%1%37%7%601
Minnesota16%23%2%49%11%357
Mississippi53%23%3%16%4%181
Missouri25%29%2%33%10%394
Montana11%35%3%44%7%170
Nebraska24%35%2%33%6%180
Nevada22%23%1%48%5%210
New Hampshire8%23%1%58%9%192
New Jersey22%27%1%42%7%596
New Mexico27%23%2%41%6%194
New York20%22%2%49%7%1,357
North Carolina31%25%2%33%9%624
North Dakota17%30%2%45%6%196
Ohio28%29%2%32%8%728
Oklahoma28%29%2%32%8%244
Oregon15%23%1%52%8%270
Pennsylvania22%27%2%43%7%836
Rhode Island15%29%2%51%3%195
South Carolina40%27%2%25%7%282
South Dakota23%33%2%30%11%187
Tennessee37%24%4%26%9%354
Texas33%26%2%32%7%1,509
Utah17%30%2%45%7%179
Vermont8%20%4%64%5%217
Virginia29%25%2%36%8%529
Washington16%23%1%52%7%454
West Virginia40%21%5%26%7%165
Wisconsin22%30%3%39%6%389
Wyoming20%31%5%36%9%162
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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