Belief in God 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 belief in God

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

StateBelieve 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
Alabama82%14%1%< 1%3%< 1%147
Arizona75%20%4%< 1%1%< 1%183
California72%23%3%1%< 1%< 1%855
Colorado74%24%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%127
Florida78%18%2%1%1%< 1%524
Georgia85%14%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%266
Idaho83%17%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%106
Illinois73%24%1%< 1%< 1%1%400
Indiana73%24%1%< 1%1%1%186
Iowa79%19%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%119
Kansas73%26%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%105
Kentucky82%17%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%104
Louisiana83%14%2%1%< 1%< 1%129
Maryland79%19%1%< 1%< 1%1%177
Massachusetts65%27%4%< 1%4%1%154
Michigan78%20%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%283
Minnesota71%25%3%< 1%< 1%< 1%161
Missouri85%12%3%< 1%< 1%< 1%181
Nebraska79%19%1%1%< 1%1%106
New Jersey75%23%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%266
New York75%19%3%< 1%1%1%507
North Carolina79%20%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%262
North Dakota82%18%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%122
Ohio75%21%3%< 1%1%1%366
Oklahoma76%23%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%100
Oregon78%17%4%< 1%< 1%2%108
Pennsylvania79%19%1%< 1%1%< 1%401
South Carolina87%13%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%127
South Dakota73%27%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%114
Tennessee81%17%1%1%< 1%< 1%160
Texas78%19%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%704
Utah80%16%2%< 1%< 1%1%126
Virginia76%22%1%1%< 1%< 1%231
Washington80%18%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%186
Wisconsin66%30%1%< 1%1%2%180
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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