Belief in God 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 belief in God

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

Metro areaBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Atlanta Metro Area87%13%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%160
Boston Metro Area71%25%2%< 1%3%< 1%111
Chicago Metro Area73%26%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area82%16%1%1%< 1%< 1%196
Detroit Metro Area82%16%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%103
Houston Metro Area73%23%3%< 1%< 1%< 1%133
Los Angeles Metro Area70%25%3%2%< 1%< 1%282
Miami Metro Area81%17%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%122
New York City Metro Area77%20%2%< 1%1%< 1%453
Philadelphia Metro Area81%16%1%< 1%2%< 1%218
Phoenix Metro Area76%23%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%121
Providence Metro Area69%21%5%< 1%5%< 1%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area76%20%4%1%< 1%< 1%104
Washington, DC Metro Area77%22%< 1%< 1%1%< 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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