Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups 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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Alabama | 34% | 31% | 2% | 26% | 7% | 190 |
Alaska | 13% | 19% | 1% | 59% | 8% | 211 |
Arizona | 14% | 27% | 1% | 44% | 13% | 388 |
Arkansas | 24% | 29% | 3% | 38% | 6% | 129 |
California | 14% | 19% | 1% | 57% | 9% | 2,338 |
Colorado | 9% | 21% | 3% | 57% | 11% | 319 |
Connecticut | 13% | 26% | 2% | 52% | 6% | 265 |
Delaware | 10% | 25% | 2% | 54% | 9% | 181 |
District of Columbia | 13% | 18% | 1% | 60% | 8% | 197 |
Florida | 16% | 22% | 2% | 51% | 8% | 1,213 |
Georgia | 22% | 25% | 2% | 44% | 7% | 455 |
Hawaii | 10% | 21% | < 1% | 60% | 8% | 192 |
Idaho | 10% | 29% | 2% | 54% | 5% | 171 |
Illinois | 15% | 28% | 2% | 48% | 7% | 823 |
Indiana | 21% | 24% | 3% | 45% | 6% | 344 |
Iowa | 13% | 34% | 1% | 45% | 7% | 202 |
Kansas | 20% | 34% | 2% | 35% | 9% | 163 |
Kentucky | 20% | 25% | 2% | 47% | 6% | 209 |
Louisiana | 22% | 26% | 2% | 41% | 9% | 212 |
Maine | 13% | 20% | 1% | 56% | 11% | 239 |
Maryland | 12% | 27% | 2% | 52% | 7% | 398 |
Massachusetts | 8% | 20% | 2% | 63% | 7% | 542 |
Michigan | 16% | 29% | 2% | 46% | 7% | 589 |
Minnesota | 13% | 24% | < 1% | 53% | 10% | 346 |
Mississippi | 37% | 24% | 3% | 28% | 8% | 100 |
Missouri | 18% | 28% | 2% | 41% | 11% | 369 |
Montana | 11% | 32% | 3% | 47% | 6% | 198 |
Nebraska | 22% | 31% | 3% | 38% | 6% | 169 |
Nevada | 13% | 20% | 1% | 61% | 6% | 198 |
New Hampshire | 6% | 20% | 1% | 61% | 11% | 219 |
New Jersey | 12% | 25% | 1% | 52% | 10% | 559 |
New Mexico | 17% | 21% | 2% | 52% | 8% | 190 |
New York | 14% | 22% | 2% | 55% | 8% | 1,319 |
North Carolina | 18% | 26% | 2% | 46% | 8% | 497 |
North Dakota | 14% | 29% | 1% | 48% | 7% | 210 |
Ohio | 21% | 27% | 3% | 41% | 8% | 643 |
Oklahoma | 21% | 33% | 2% | 37% | 7% | 178 |
Oregon | 13% | 21% | 2% | 53% | 11% | 272 |
Pennsylvania | 18% | 25% | 1% | 49% | 7% | 845 |
Rhode Island | 10% | 28% | 1% | 58% | 3% | 213 |
South Carolina | 23% | 26% | 1% | 39% | 11% | 209 |
South Dakota | 22% | 34% | 1% | 30% | 13% | 182 |
Tennessee | 25% | 25% | 4% | 41% | 5% | 257 |
Texas | 23% | 25% | 2% | 42% | 7% | 1,244 |
Utah | 9% | 16% | < 1% | 66% | 8% | 122 |
Vermont | 10% | 19% | 3% | 62% | 6% | 241 |
Virginia | 18% | 22% | 1% | 50% | 8% | 484 |
Washington | 9% | 22% | 2% | 59% | 9% | 446 |
West Virginia | 25% | 24% | 5% | 37% | 9% | 145 |
Wisconsin | 17% | 27% | 3% | 48% | 5% | 387 |
Wyoming | 19% | 27% | 3% | 41% | 10% | 183 |
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