Age distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by age group

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

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama36%28%22%15%143
Arizona19%44%19%19%181
California24%36%25%15%836
Colorado17%36%28%18%125
Florida26%30%21%23%513
Georgia30%31%25%14%265
Idaho16%37%30%18%106
Illinois25%32%26%17%390
Indiana22%34%28%15%186
Iowa17%42%26%15%119
Kansas18%34%32%16%105
Kentucky21%39%23%16%103
Louisiana22%44%18%17%129
Maryland16%40%25%19%173
Massachusetts20%19%42%19%150
Michigan24%33%29%15%280
Minnesota18%32%28%21%160
Missouri26%34%27%14%176
Nebraska27%37%19%17%104
New Jersey19%31%27%23%255
New York21%30%27%22%495
North Carolina24%38%22%17%261
North Dakota21%35%31%13%122
Ohio19%33%27%21%362
Oklahoma33%34%22%12%100
Oregon29%27%26%18%108
Pennsylvania20%32%30%19%396
South Carolina30%33%27%10%123
South Dakota24%33%28%15%109
Tennessee37%30%18%15%157
Texas31%38%19%13%694
Utah31%33%25%12%124
Virginia27%32%24%17%227
Washington21%36%25%19%181
Wisconsin16%35%27%22%174
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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