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…

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
Arizona6%25%< 1%57%12%106
California10%19%1%63%8%572
Florida15%16%2%62%5%308
Illinois15%30%1%50%5%229
Indiana17%29%< 1%44%10%108
Massachusetts4%17%1%72%6%174
Michigan12%20%2%60%6%150
New Jersey11%18%< 1%60%11%149
New York11%17%1%65%7%385
North Carolina13%17%< 1%60%10%108
Ohio19%19%2%52%8%161
Pennsylvania13%18%1%60%8%216
Texas20%16%< 1%57%6%310
Virginia13%17%< 1%64%6%120
Washington7%14%1%69%8%123
Wisconsin20%18%2%56%5%102
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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