Attendance at religious services 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 religious attendance

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

Metro areaAt least once a weekOnce or twice a month/a few times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area48%37%15%< 1%160
Boston Metro Area35%42%23%< 1%111
Chicago Metro Area35%46%18%1%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area41%40%19%< 1%196
Detroit Metro Area24%54%22%< 1%103
Houston Metro Area42%42%15%< 1%133
Los Angeles Metro Area47%37%16%< 1%282
Miami Metro Area48%44%8%< 1%122
New York City Metro Area43%40%17%< 1%453
Philadelphia Metro Area42%39%18%< 1%218
Phoenix Metro Area42%30%27%< 1%121
Providence Metro Area46%32%22%< 1%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area36%45%17%2%104
Washington, DC Metro Area49%38%13%< 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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