Interpreting scripture among who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by interpretation of scripture
% of who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong 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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California | 9% | 17% | < 1% | 66% | 8% | 522 |
Florida | 11% | 29% | 2% | 51% | 8% | 228 |
Illinois | 8% | 26% | < 1% | 60% | 5% | 160 |
Massachusetts | 6% | 21% | 1% | 68% | 4% | 100 |
New Jersey | 13% | 24% | < 1% | 58% | 4% | 105 |
New York | 16% | 16% | 1% | 62% | 5% | 275 |
Ohio | 13% | 26% | 5% | 50% | 5% | 100 |
Pennsylvania | 9% | 30% | < 1% | 56% | 5% | 128 |
Texas | 17% | 24% | 1% | 50% | 8% | 251 |
Virginia | 11% | 17% | 1% | 62% | 9% | 107 |
Washington | 9% | 23% | 1% | 55% | 12% | 105 |
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