Parent of children under 18 among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State 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…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alaska34%66%141
Arizona26%74%221
California24%76%1,616
Colorado26%74%220
Connecticut22%78%179
Delaware32%68%115
District of Columbia21%79%142
Florida21%79%729
Georgia31%69%231
Hawaii23%77%141
Idaho36%64%103
Illinois24%76%472
Indiana30%70%171
Kentucky16%84%112
Louisiana26%74%104
Maine24%76%142
Maryland26%74%254
Massachusetts28%72%390
Michigan27%73%321
Minnesota26%74%211
Missouri32%68%196
Montana22%78%118
Nevada24%76%135
New Hampshire20%80%145
New Jersey27%73%339
New Mexico24%76%120
New York23%77%847
North Carolina24%76%288
North Dakota24%76%100
Ohio31%69%311
Oklahoma20%80%100
Oregon30%70%180
Pennsylvania26%74%470
Rhode Island21%79%133
Tennessee31%69%129
Texas34%66%660
Vermont25%75%176
Virginia26%74%297
Washington22%78%314
Wisconsin27%73%206
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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