Interpreting scripture among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week 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
Alabama49%26%5%16%4%232
Alaska24%21%1%50%4%159
Arizona31%28%1%31%9%349
Arkansas42%27%4%22%5%141
California27%21%2%41%8%1,849
Colorado23%24%2%43%8%251
Connecticut26%23%1%42%8%169
Delaware26%23%8%32%11%117
District of Columbia30%25%1%35%9%133
Florida33%25%2%33%7%960
Georgia36%26%3%28%7%470
Hawaii29%18%5%40%8%159
Idaho28%24%2%40%7%156
Illinois24%28%3%38%7%588
Indiana36%23%4%32%6%294
Iowa24%28%1%39%8%140
Kansas34%31%3%26%5%133
Kentucky37%22%4%31%6%193
Louisiana41%26%3%26%4%206
Maine16%23%5%47%9%127
Maryland31%25%2%37%5%292
Massachusetts16%18%2%56%7%336
Michigan32%27%2%31%8%430
Minnesota22%24%3%42%10%265
Mississippi58%18%5%16%3%141
Missouri31%30%3%27%9%299
Montana20%29%5%33%12%152
Nebraska34%29%4%27%6%128
Nevada26%23%1%41%9%165
New Hampshire15%18%2%60%5%139
New Jersey26%26%4%37%7%387
New Mexico32%25%3%31%9%161
New York24%22%2%45%7%928
North Carolina36%27%3%27%6%473
North Dakota25%35%3%28%9%148
Ohio29%31%2%31%7%504
Oklahoma39%21%2%31%7%175
Oregon21%24%3%44%8%220
Pennsylvania32%24%2%35%6%621
Rhode Island20%22%< 1%51%6%115
South Carolina46%22%2%22%9%239
South Dakota28%27%2%31%12%147
Tennessee43%27%3%20%7%324
Texas37%25%2%29%7%1,226
Utah24%39%2%33%2%165
Vermont13%17%2%61%7%159
Virginia40%21%4%30%6%442
Washington25%28%3%40%5%359
West Virginia44%21%9%19%7%141
Wisconsin31%26%2%35%6%255
Wyoming34%22%1%32%11%152
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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