Parent of children under 18 among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by parental status

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area30%70%146
Boston Metro Area29%71%270
Chicago Metro Area24%76%353
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%58%178
Detroit Metro Area24%76%124
Houston Metro Area21%79%171
Los Angeles Metro Area23%77%462
Miami Metro Area23%77%181
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area28%72%147
New York City Metro Area23%77%769
Philadelphia Metro Area26%74%306
Phoenix Metro Area24%76%135
Providence Metro Area23%77%158
Riverside, CA Metro Area31%69%115
San Diego Metro Area26%74%140
San Francisco Metro Area18%82%300
Seattle Metro Area22%78%171
Tampa Metro Area20%80%122
Washington, DC Metro Area26%74%415
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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