Region among Nothing in particulars (religion important) by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among Nothing in particulars (religion important) by region

% of Nothing in particulars (religion important) who are in…

Interpreting scriptureNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally14%52%18%16%436
Word of God; not everything taken literally12%38%28%22%468
Not the word of God19%36%19%27%851
Other/don't know17%29%22%31%220
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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