Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

Metro areaVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area14%30%26%29%< 1%146
Boston Metro Area12%27%23%38%1%270
Chicago Metro Area17%31%24%27%1%353
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area18%39%15%26%1%179
Detroit Metro Area14%32%22%30%1%124
Houston Metro Area22%29%23%26%< 1%171
Los Angeles Metro Area14%34%24%28%1%463
Miami Metro Area21%27%23%28%1%182
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area17%23%28%31%1%147
New York City Metro Area16%36%20%27%2%771
Philadelphia Metro Area12%26%30%31%< 1%306
Phoenix Metro Area13%36%22%28%1%136
Providence Metro Area22%32%24%22%< 1%158
Riverside, CA Metro Area15%30%25%30%< 1%115
San Diego Metro Area18%25%22%34%< 1%141
San Francisco Metro Area10%26%32%31%1%302
Seattle Metro Area14%20%28%38%< 1%171
Tampa Metro Area16%27%23%32%1%123
Washington, DC Metro Area19%26%24%31%< 1%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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