State among republicans and Republican leaners by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among republicans and Republican leaners by state

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Interpreting scriptureAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally3%< 1%2%1%8%2%1%< 1%< 1%6%4%< 1%1%3%3%1%1%2%2%< 1%1%1%3%1%2%2%< 1%1%1%< 1%1%1%4%4%< 1%4%2%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%4%10%1%< 1%4%2%1%2%< 1%4,765
Word of God; not everything taken literally2%< 1%3%1%9%2%1%< 1%< 1%6%3%< 1%1%4%2%1%2%1%1%< 1%2%2%3%2%1%2%1%1%1%< 1%3%1%5%3%< 1%4%2%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%2%8%2%< 1%3%2%1%3%< 1%4,660
Word of God; other/don't know3%< 1%1%1%6%2%1%< 1%< 1%5%4%< 1%1%3%3%1%1%1%2%< 1%1%1%3%2%2%2%1%1%< 1%1%4%1%3%4%< 1%6%1%2%4%< 1%2%< 1%6%7%2%< 1%4%2%1%3%< 1%459
Not the word of God1%< 1%2%1%13%2%2%< 1%< 1%8%2%< 1%1%3%2%1%1%2%1%1%2%4%3%2%1%2%< 1%< 1%1%1%3%1%6%2%< 1%4%1%1%4%1%1%< 1%1%7%1%< 1%3%2%< 1%1%< 1%3,024
Other/don't know1%< 1%3%1%12%2%1%< 1%< 1%7%3%< 1%1%3%2%1%1%1%2%< 1%2%1%2%3%< 1%3%1%1%1%< 1%2%< 1%6%4%< 1%4%1%2%4%< 1%2%1%2%6%1%< 1%2%2%< 1%2%< 1%823
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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