Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe 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 feeling a sense of wonder about the universe

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama39%16%9%35%< 1%147
Arizona47%15%12%26%< 1%183
California43%17%15%25%1%855
Colorado47%17%14%22%< 1%127
Florida46%15%12%27%1%524
Georgia44%14%13%28%1%266
Idaho37%19%19%26%< 1%106
Illinois40%18%12%29%1%400
Indiana37%18%15%30%< 1%186
Iowa32%18%25%25%1%119
Kansas35%21%17%21%5%105
Kentucky39%16%18%26%< 1%104
Louisiana41%18%18%19%4%129
Maryland40%15%11%33%1%177
Massachusetts38%12%19%31%1%154
Michigan37%20%14%27%1%283
Minnesota38%20%14%28%< 1%161
Missouri45%20%11%24%1%181
Nebraska34%22%19%24%1%106
New Jersey40%16%12%31%< 1%266
New York43%17%12%27%1%507
North Carolina48%15%12%24%< 1%262
North Dakota45%5%19%30%< 1%122
Ohio44%17%18%21%1%366
Oklahoma33%25%11%30%2%100
Oregon44%22%17%16%< 1%108
Pennsylvania38%25%12%25%1%401
South Carolina42%14%12%30%1%127
South Dakota35%17%7%41%< 1%114
Tennessee54%13%13%19%2%160
Texas46%20%13%21%1%704
Utah49%33%10%8%1%126
Virginia45%18%22%15%1%231
Washington51%17%11%20%1%186
Wisconsin33%18%19%28%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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