Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama6%6%88%145
Arizona13%8%78%183
California31%18%51%843
Colorado4%12%84%126
Florida22%12%66%518
Georgia8%5%87%263
Idaho6%6%88%106
Illinois10%12%78%394
Indiana3%6%91%186
Iowa4%4%92%119
Kansas6%7%86%104
Kentucky3%1%96%103
Louisiana4%2%95%129
Maryland11%6%83%174
Massachusetts14%17%69%152
Michigan7%7%87%280
Minnesota5%3%92%161
Missouri4%6%90%181
Nebraska8%4%88%105
New Jersey17%18%64%261
New York17%20%63%498
North Carolina6%3%91%259
North Dakota< 1%4%96%121
Ohio4%6%89%363
Oklahoma2%5%94%100
Oregon9%9%82%108
Pennsylvania4%7%89%395
South Carolina4%8%89%127
South Dakota2%2%96%113
Tennessee5%7%88%159
Texas19%14%67%698
Utah5%10%85%125
Virginia9%10%81%229
Washington13%9%78%183
Wisconsin4%10%86%179
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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