Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing who say the holy scripture is…
State | 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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Arizona | 6% | 25% | < 1% | 57% | 12% | 106 |
California | 10% | 19% | 1% | 63% | 8% | 572 |
Florida | 15% | 16% | 2% | 62% | 5% | 308 |
Illinois | 15% | 30% | 1% | 50% | 5% | 229 |
Indiana | 17% | 29% | < 1% | 44% | 10% | 108 |
Massachusetts | 4% | 17% | 1% | 72% | 6% | 174 |
Michigan | 12% | 20% | 2% | 60% | 6% | 150 |
New Jersey | 11% | 18% | < 1% | 60% | 11% | 149 |
New York | 11% | 17% | 1% | 65% | 7% | 385 |
North Carolina | 13% | 17% | < 1% | 60% | 10% | 108 |
Ohio | 19% | 19% | 2% | 52% | 8% | 161 |
Pennsylvania | 13% | 18% | 1% | 60% | 8% | 216 |
Texas | 20% | 16% | < 1% | 57% | 6% | 310 |
Virginia | 13% | 17% | < 1% | 64% | 6% | 120 |
Washington | 7% | 14% | 1% | 69% | 8% | 123 |
Wisconsin | 20% | 18% | 2% | 56% | 5% | 102 |
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