Gender composition 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 gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama54%46%147
Arizona44%56%183
California46%54%855
Colorado44%56%127
Florida42%58%524
Georgia46%54%266
Idaho46%54%106
Illinois43%57%400
Indiana42%58%186
Iowa46%54%119
Kansas43%57%105
Kentucky45%55%104
Louisiana51%49%129
Maryland52%48%177
Massachusetts46%54%154
Michigan44%56%283
Minnesota49%51%161
Missouri43%57%181
Nebraska49%51%106
New Jersey42%58%266
New York46%54%507
North Carolina49%51%262
North Dakota45%55%122
Ohio46%54%366
Oklahoma50%50%100
Oregon45%55%108
Pennsylvania45%55%401
South Carolina43%57%127
South Dakota49%51%114
Tennessee47%53%160
Texas48%52%704
Utah44%56%126
Virginia42%58%231
Washington52%48%186
Wisconsin45%55%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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