Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who identify as…

Metro areaWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area56%30%1%7%6%158
Boston Metro Area75%11%< 1%4%9%107
Chicago Metro Area67%17%2%13%1%254
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area57%15%2%20%5%195
Detroit Metro Area76%17%1%3%3%100
Houston Metro Area50%12%2%30%6%132
Los Angeles Metro Area37%7%13%41%2%277
Miami Metro Area30%18%1%47%3%122
New York City Metro Area59%15%9%15%2%445
Philadelphia Metro Area67%19%4%7%3%214
Phoenix Metro Area68%7%3%18%4%119
Providence Metro Area84%9%< 1%3%3%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area43%6%3%44%4%103
Washington, DC Metro Area51%24%8%9%8%224
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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