Interpreting scripture among adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week who say the holy scripture is…
State | 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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Alabama | 67% | 21% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 224 |
Arizona | 50% | 36% | 3% | 9% | 2% | 165 |
Arkansas | 64% | 24% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 115 |
California | 52% | 29% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 765 |
Florida | 59% | 26% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 482 |
Georgia | 64% | 26% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 312 |
Illinois | 57% | 25% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 276 |
Indiana | 60% | 27% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 183 |
Kentucky | 68% | 25% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 143 |
Louisiana | 67% | 25% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 155 |
Maryland | 59% | 24% | 3% | 10% | 5% | 146 |
Michigan | 59% | 27% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 216 |
Minnesota | 46% | 31% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 105 |
Mississippi | 68% | 19% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 139 |
Missouri | 56% | 29% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 155 |
New Jersey | 53% | 26% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 166 |
New York | 54% | 28% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 345 |
North Carolina | 62% | 21% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 327 |
Ohio | 54% | 32% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 309 |
Oklahoma | 51% | 24% | 2% | 16% | 6% | 140 |
Pennsylvania | 53% | 32% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 300 |
South Carolina | 70% | 21% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 178 |
Tennessee | 68% | 20% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 271 |
Texas | 65% | 21% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 782 |
Utah | 33% | 58% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 152 |
Virginia | 69% | 19% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 247 |
Washington | 50% | 32% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 157 |
West Virginia | 67% | 20% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 102 |
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