Interpreting scripture among adults with an education level of high school or less by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with an education level of high school or less by interpretation of scripture

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who say the holy scripture is…

Metro areaWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area35%33%2%20%10%131
Boston Metro Area30%18%7%38%7%106
Chicago Metro Area36%31%3%24%6%213
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area53%21%1%23%3%189
Detroit Metro Area36%26%3%26%10%107
Houston Metro Area51%18%< 1%28%4%136
Los Angeles Metro Area36%22%1%34%6%302
Miami Metro Area39%20%2%29%10%146
New York City Metro Area40%20%4%29%6%449
Philadelphia Metro Area32%28%3%29%8%207
Riverside, CA Metro Area42%26%1%23%7%121
Washington, DC Metro Area40%20%4%27%10%146
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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