Gender composition among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by gender

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

Metro areaMenWomenSample size
Atlanta Metro Area44%56%158
Chicago Metro Area50%50%163
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area45%55%232
Houston Metro Area41%59%169
Los Angeles Metro Area38%62%232
Miami Metro Area47%53%122
New York City Metro Area42%58%355
Philadelphia Metro Area43%57%133
Phoenix Metro Area35%65%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area43%57%111
Washington, DC Metro Area44%56%181
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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