Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama24%19%20%25%11%< 1%143
Arizona11%16%35%24%12%1%181
California17%14%30%29%10%1%836
Colorado12%12%30%34%11%1%125
Florida17%12%26%28%15%2%513
Georgia23%12%27%30%9%< 1%265
Idaho12%12%28%35%12%< 1%106
Illinois18%13%27%30%12%1%390
Indiana17%12%28%32%11%< 1%186
Iowa13%13%33%31%10%1%119
Kansas12%14%26%37%11%< 1%105
Kentucky13%14%34%28%11%< 1%103
Louisiana13%19%33%24%11%< 1%129
Maryland9%15%32%30%14%< 1%173
Massachusetts16%7%16%48%11%1%150
Michigan15%15%26%34%10%1%280
Minnesota11%13%26%34%16%< 1%160
Missouri18%15%26%31%8%1%176
Nebraska18%12%35%24%12%< 1%104
New Jersey12%13%25%34%13%3%255
New York13%14%24%32%14%2%495
North Carolina15%17%30%28%10%< 1%261
North Dakota10%13%32%36%6%2%122
Ohio10%14%28%35%12%1%362
Oklahoma19%20%27%23%9%1%100
Oregon14%18%24%30%13%1%108
Pennsylvania12%13%26%35%13%1%396
South Carolina23%16%24%30%6%< 1%123
South Dakota18%16%23%32%9%1%109
Tennessee27%17%23%24%9%1%157
Texas20%16%33%22%8%1%694
Utah21%19%23%29%8%< 1%124
Virginia15%18%25%28%13%< 1%227
Washington15%13%29%31%11%1%181
Wisconsin13%7%32%32%16%2%174
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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