Views about human evolution 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 views about human evolution

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

Metro areaEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area18%39%< 1%40%2%160
Boston Metro Area21%41%2%33%3%111
Chicago Metro Area27%37%2%32%2%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area18%37%5%37%3%196
Detroit Metro Area21%28%2%41%8%103
Houston Metro Area21%40%1%38%< 1%133
Los Angeles Metro Area28%37%4%29%3%282
Miami Metro Area19%42%2%34%3%122
New York City Metro Area24%38%3%31%5%453
Philadelphia Metro Area16%39%5%35%6%218
Phoenix Metro Area20%38%5%32%6%121
Providence Metro Area24%35%1%39%1%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area17%41%3%36%3%104
Washington, DC Metro Area21%45%1%32%1%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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