Political ideology among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by political ideology

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who are…

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area21%39%35%5%146
Boston Metro Area12%31%53%4%270
Chicago Metro Area21%33%42%5%353
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area18%37%39%6%179
Detroit Metro Area20%44%33%2%124
Houston Metro Area25%44%29%2%171
Los Angeles Metro Area15%38%44%3%463
Miami Metro Area19%31%40%9%182
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area14%35%45%6%147
New York City Metro Area14%34%47%4%771
Philadelphia Metro Area17%38%41%4%306
Phoenix Metro Area19%36%37%8%136
Providence Metro Area17%39%42%1%158
Riverside, CA Metro Area25%34%38%2%115
San Diego Metro Area16%41%40%3%141
San Francisco Metro Area8%32%54%6%302
Seattle Metro Area7%28%52%13%171
Tampa Metro Area15%44%36%4%123
Washington, DC Metro Area12%39%45%5%416
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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