Interpreting scripture among adults with a household income of $30,000-$49,999 by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a household income of $30,000-$49,999 by interpretation of scripture

% of adults with a household income of $30,000-$49,999 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
Arizona28%37%1%27%7%114
California25%23%3%42%8%536
Florida31%27%3%32%6%375
Georgia48%24%1%18%8%171
Illinois30%32%2%32%4%198
Indiana33%30%1%30%7%121
Michigan36%26%1%32%5%168
Missouri30%34%4%26%6%143
New Jersey23%29%3%37%8%116
New York20%27%2%46%5%304
North Carolina35%31%3%27%5%166
Ohio37%31%2%25%5%206
Pennsylvania37%28%1%28%6%236
Tennessee41%31%5%19%4%126
Texas35%30%2%26%6%399
Virginia49%19%3%23%6%137
Washington17%30%4%42%7%150
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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