Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who say…

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area44%55%2%< 1%158
Chicago Metro Area38%62%< 1%< 1%163
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area43%55%1%1%232
Houston Metro Area39%57%3%2%169
Los Angeles Metro Area35%59%3%3%232
Miami Metro Area43%56%1%1%122
New York City Metro Area28%68%2%3%355
Philadelphia Metro Area45%53%< 1%2%133
Phoenix Metro Area48%41%3%7%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area49%48%2%1%111
Washington, DC Metro Area37%61%2%< 1%181
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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