Age distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by age group

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama14%33%32%22%239
Arizona18%24%38%20%169
Arkansas17%38%25%20%129
California18%39%25%18%806
Colorado15%34%28%23%104
Florida13%32%30%25%553
Georgia15%38%28%19%369
Illinois11%42%29%17%313
Indiana15%29%36%20%230
Kentucky10%34%34%22%180
Louisiana21%27%32%19%185
Maryland19%29%30%22%151
Michigan12%31%31%27%272
Minnesota9%38%27%26%121
Mississippi16%35%30%20%168
Missouri14%29%31%26%183
New Jersey15%35%30%20%165
New York17%30%32%21%387
North Carolina15%33%31%21%346
Ohio13%32%33%22%326
Oklahoma11%33%32%24%149
Pennsylvania13%33%29%25%364
South Carolina15%34%29%23%225
Tennessee11%30%35%24%292
Texas16%35%30%19%905
Virginia10%37%32%20%255
Washington21%30%25%23%142
West Virginia12%25%34%29%133
Wisconsin16%33%33%18%156
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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