Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama94%5%1%< 1%< 1%245
Arizona86%12%1%1%1%172
Arkansas87%12%< 1%1%< 1%135
California84%12%2%1%1%822
Colorado88%11%2%< 1%< 1%106
Florida83%12%3%2%< 1%562
Georgia87%11%1%1%< 1%379
Illinois79%17%3%< 1%< 1%320
Indiana80%16%4%< 1%1%234
Kentucky90%9%< 1%< 1%1%183
Louisiana90%9%< 1%< 1%< 1%186
Maryland82%16%2%< 1%< 1%154
Michigan82%15%2%1%< 1%278
Minnesota86%11%< 1%2%1%126
Mississippi90%8%1%< 1%1%169
Missouri82%16%1%1%1%186
New Jersey88%10%< 1%2%< 1%171
New York79%15%2%3%1%400
North Carolina87%10%2%< 1%1%352
Ohio83%14%3%1%< 1%336
Oklahoma92%6%1%< 1%< 1%152
Pennsylvania82%12%3%3%1%368
South Carolina89%6%2%1%2%230
Tennessee91%8%< 1%1%< 1%297
Texas88%11%1%1%< 1%935
Virginia91%7%1%1%< 1%262
Washington85%14%< 1%< 1%< 1%145
West Virginia87%11%1%< 1%2%134
Wisconsin76%18%4%1%1%158
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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