Interpreting scripture among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services 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 Area37%32%2%25%4%192
Baltimore Metro Area26%24%2%45%3%109
Boston Metro Area16%20%2%57%5%206
Chicago Metro Area29%28%3%34%7%377
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%25%< 1%26%6%251
Detroit Metro Area34%24%4%29%9%151
Houston Metro Area46%28%< 1%22%4%195
Los Angeles Metro Area33%23%1%38%5%507
Miami Metro Area32%22%2%37%8%253
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area19%16%4%55%6%125
New York City Metro Area31%21%3%39%6%925
Philadelphia Metro Area28%31%2%33%7%304
Phoenix Metro Area23%32%2%34%9%123
Providence Metro Area28%22%< 1%48%3%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area41%25%1%28%6%165
San Diego Metro Area26%22%4%42%6%140
San Francisco Metro Area18%16%2%59%5%260
Seattle Metro Area19%12%1%65%4%142
St. Louis Metro Area32%30%3%30%6%104
Tampa Metro Area27%25%< 1%37%11%131
Washington, DC Metro Area29%18%1%42%9%483
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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