Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing 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 frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama59%22%7%11%1%147
Arizona57%20%8%15%< 1%183
California60%16%10%13%1%855
Colorado60%15%17%7%1%127
Florida66%15%9%10%< 1%524
Georgia66%16%11%7%1%266
Idaho70%12%12%7%< 1%106
Illinois52%18%10%18%1%400
Indiana56%14%10%18%1%186
Iowa57%26%6%10%1%119
Kansas58%26%13%2%< 1%105
Kentucky68%12%7%12%1%104
Louisiana69%16%8%8%< 1%129
Maryland52%24%11%10%2%177
Massachusetts48%22%10%20%< 1%154
Michigan56%20%12%11%1%283
Minnesota57%26%8%8%< 1%161
Missouri64%18%9%8%1%181
Nebraska55%20%11%12%1%106
New Jersey62%17%10%11%< 1%266
New York56%17%12%14%1%507
North Carolina63%18%11%7%1%262
North Dakota52%19%13%16%< 1%122
Ohio61%13%16%9%1%366
Oklahoma57%19%5%19%< 1%100
Oregon62%18%4%13%2%108
Pennsylvania55%21%12%11%1%401
South Carolina65%17%11%7%1%127
South Dakota59%15%10%14%2%114
Tennessee66%17%6%11%< 1%160
Texas63%18%11%8%< 1%704
Utah83%7%5%4%1%126
Virginia56%21%14%10%< 1%231
Washington64%16%8%10%2%186
Wisconsin52%26%9%12%< 1%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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