Interpreting scripture among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by interpretation of scripture

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong 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 Area20%29%3%41%7%183
Baltimore Metro Area13%32%1%48%6%124
Boston Metro Area14%22%3%52%9%263
Chicago Metro Area15%32%2%42%9%401
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area28%24%2%38%7%246
Detroit Metro Area20%27%1%43%8%182
Houston Metro Area23%27%1%42%7%198
Los Angeles Metro Area20%23%1%50%6%443
Miami Metro Area22%22%2%43%12%220
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area10%20%< 1%56%14%155
New York City Metro Area17%22%3%49%10%836
Philadelphia Metro Area17%25%1%52%6%329
Phoenix Metro Area17%27%1%43%13%178
Pittsburgh Metro Area30%35%1%32%2%112
Providence Metro Area14%24%1%59%3%180
Riverside, CA Metro Area21%29%1%39%10%160
San Diego Metro Area20%26%3%42%8%123
San Francisco Metro Area10%19%3%62%8%223
Seattle Metro Area7%22%< 1%65%5%142
St. Louis Metro Area18%30%3%43%6%126
Tampa Metro Area21%30%1%42%6%147
Washington, DC Metro Area16%25%< 1%48%10%366
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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