Interpreting scripture among adults who pray weekly by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray weekly by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who pray weekly 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
Arizona13%37%1%40%8%104
California21%30%2%39%9%502
Florida24%37%1%27%11%291
Georgia31%37%2%26%4%140
Illinois22%39%1%31%6%229
Indiana32%37%1%22%8%129
Maryland25%33%4%33%5%105
Massachusetts17%36%3%32%12%104
Michigan21%44%3%27%4%146
Minnesota12%50%< 1%24%14%108
Missouri28%29%5%28%10%106
New Jersey13%37%2%37%12%143
New York19%30%1%42%8%278
North Carolina20%40%3%28%9%141
Ohio25%41%2%24%8%182
Pennsylvania28%30%1%37%4%214
Texas32%32%2%28%6%376
Virginia22%33%1%37%7%121
Wisconsin25%40%1%26%8%112
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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