Political ideology among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by political ideology

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who are…

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area44%37%14%6%160
Boston Metro Area27%40%28%5%111
Chicago Metro Area33%42%20%4%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area48%36%16%1%196
Detroit Metro Area38%41%22%< 1%103
Houston Metro Area40%39%15%6%133
Los Angeles Metro Area37%37%23%3%282
Miami Metro Area32%42%25%1%122
New York City Metro Area34%40%21%4%453
Philadelphia Metro Area28%46%19%8%218
Phoenix Metro Area44%33%18%4%121
Providence Metro Area28%52%15%5%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area34%41%18%7%104
Washington, DC Metro Area30%43%20%7%227
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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