Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alaska12%32%23%32%1%141
Arizona13%33%26%28%< 1%223
California14%30%25%31%1%1,621
Colorado12%35%24%29%< 1%221
Connecticut14%30%30%25%< 1%180
Delaware12%35%25%27%2%115
District of Columbia14%19%33%34%< 1%142
Florida17%31%23%28%1%731
Georgia16%31%24%28%1%232
Hawaii22%31%24%23%< 1%141
Idaho16%22%27%35%< 1%104
Illinois17%30%25%27%< 1%472
Indiana12%28%27%31%2%171
Kentucky21%33%23%23%< 1%112
Louisiana25%35%14%26%< 1%104
Maine8%28%27%37%< 1%142
Maryland21%25%25%29%< 1%255
Massachusetts14%25%26%35%1%391
Michigan14%30%25%29%2%321
Minnesota15%29%25%29%2%211
Missouri18%33%24%25%< 1%196
Montana12%25%24%38%< 1%118
Nevada12%33%18%34%3%137
New Hampshire11%26%37%26%< 1%146
New Jersey17%36%24%23%1%341
New Mexico23%27%14%36%< 1%121
New York16%31%21%30%2%847
North Carolina20%30%24%26%< 1%289
North Dakota14%29%31%27%< 1%100
Ohio20%28%21%31%< 1%314
Oklahoma31%27%13%28%1%100
Oregon15%23%22%40%< 1%180
Pennsylvania13%35%23%27%1%471
Rhode Island25%29%17%29%< 1%133
Tennessee22%33%19%25%< 1%129
Texas21%34%18%26%1%663
Vermont10%25%28%36%1%176
Virginia16%31%27%25%< 1%298
Washington13%19%31%37%1%314
Wisconsin12%31%25%32%< 1%206
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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