Interpreting scripture among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by interpretation of scripture

% of adults with a household income of $100,000 or more who say the holy scripture is…

Metro areaWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area21%32%1%40%6%141
Boston Metro Area6%21%3%67%3%160
Chicago Metro Area10%28%2%55%5%205
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area29%36%1%30%4%149
Houston Metro Area24%28%< 1%40%8%135
Los Angeles Metro Area8%25%1%60%5%285
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area13%20%2%57%8%103
New York City Metro Area9%25%2%59%5%477
Philadelphia Metro Area8%26%1%59%6%182
San Francisco Metro Area5%17%< 1%69%8%171
Washington, DC Metro Area8%26%3%58%6%370
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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