Generational cohort among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by generational group

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alaska13%23%27%29%8%< 1%137
Arizona21%18%26%23%12%< 1%222
California20%17%28%27%8%1%1,588
Colorado18%21%27%27%6%1%219
Connecticut15%15%28%28%13%1%174
Delaware19%14%26%28%14%< 1%113
District of Columbia10%38%29%19%3%< 1%137
Florida15%13%27%32%11%2%719
Georgia21%19%29%25%5%1%228
Hawaii15%13%22%40%7%2%139
Idaho19%17%29%27%8%< 1%102
Illinois21%18%26%27%8%1%467
Indiana20%23%31%15%9%1%169
Kentucky26%21%24%25%4%< 1%112
Louisiana21%19%29%27%3%< 1%104
Maine18%11%23%36%11%2%142
Maryland19%19%29%28%4%< 1%254
Massachusetts16%21%30%24%8%1%381
Michigan16%15%29%31%7%< 1%313
Minnesota24%20%25%25%7%< 1%210
Missouri14%17%31%28%9%1%194
Montana10%14%36%32%9%< 1%117
Nevada17%16%27%33%7%1%136
New Hampshire17%14%32%29%9%< 1%146
New Jersey16%15%30%30%8%1%335
New Mexico13%21%22%33%11%< 1%119
New York18%19%27%28%8%1%827
North Carolina16%20%29%26%9%< 1%288
Ohio19%20%24%27%9%1%310
Oregon9%20%29%31%9%1%178
Pennsylvania20%17%24%29%9%1%466
Rhode Island9%17%36%31%7%1%133
Tennessee16%24%31%23%6%< 1%128
Texas21%22%27%23%7%< 1%652
Vermont17%10%26%39%7%1%175
Virginia16%27%23%27%7%< 1%292
Washington12%19%29%34%6%1%313
Wisconsin17%20%28%29%6%1%203
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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