Interpreting scripture among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord 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
Alabama59%23%4%9%4%380
Alaska30%23%3%39%5%178
Arizona39%30%2%20%9%404
Arkansas56%25%3%12%5%202
California34%24%3%32%8%2,151
Colorado29%27%5%35%4%288
Connecticut28%26%3%36%6%188
Delaware25%37%4%27%7%167
District of Columbia44%23%2%26%5%153
Florida38%26%3%25%8%1,255
Georgia50%28%3%14%5%648
Hawaii36%20%3%34%6%195
Idaho35%33%3%23%7%207
Illinois33%30%3%27%8%749
Indiana46%27%3%18%5%388
Iowa34%37%3%20%6%185
Kansas38%35%3%18%5%195
Kentucky50%27%2%16%6%278
Louisiana54%28%3%9%5%307
Maine26%24%4%37%10%148
Maryland35%26%3%29%6%368
Massachusetts23%24%4%43%6%324
Michigan39%30%4%22%6%575
Minnesota29%27%5%31%9%328
Mississippi64%21%5%7%3%219
Missouri38%32%3%19%8%386
Montana30%27%6%27%10%171
Nebraska39%33%3%19%6%188
Nevada33%30%2%28%7%195
New Hampshire22%23%2%42%11%147
New Jersey30%30%5%30%6%507
New Mexico39%24%3%26%8%192
New York33%26%3%31%7%1,019
North Carolina44%25%5%19%7%684
North Dakota39%31%3%24%3%189
Ohio37%32%3%21%7%683
Oklahoma45%26%3%20%6%259
Oregon27%30%5%31%8%238
Pennsylvania37%28%3%26%6%781
Rhode Island28%35%1%32%3%168
South Carolina58%23%2%11%6%352
South Dakota35%33%1%19%12%195
Tennessee53%22%5%13%7%476
Texas47%26%3%19%6%1,633
Utah26%48%4%19%2%221
Vermont21%21%3%49%6%153
Virginia48%21%5%19%7%512
Washington30%31%4%29%6%406
West Virginia57%21%6%10%6%204
Wisconsin36%30%4%25%5%323
Wyoming47%27%4%16%6%193
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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