Interpreting scripture among adults who say religion is somewhat important by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say religion is somewhat important by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who say the holy scripture is…
Metro area | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Atlanta Metro Area | 18% | 35% | 1% | 37% | 9% | 107 |
Boston Metro Area | 7% | 28% | 9% | 49% | 6% | 126 |
Chicago Metro Area | 17% | 33% | 1% | 41% | 7% | 225 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 16% | 33% | 1% | 45% | 5% | 146 |
Houston Metro Area | 16% | 34% | 1% | 40% | 8% | 109 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 9% | 29% | 1% | 49% | 12% | 280 |
Miami Metro Area | 11% | 31% | 2% | 45% | 11% | 109 |
New York City Metro Area | 12% | 23% | 2% | 53% | 9% | 471 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 16% | 32% | 1% | 42% | 9% | 192 |
Providence Metro Area | 11% | 37% | < 1% | 48% | 3% | 108 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 9% | 19% | 1% | 57% | 15% | 115 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 13% | 28% | 4% | 43% | 12% | 226 |
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