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

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer 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 Area28%33%2%28%8%286
Baltimore Metro Area26%31%1%35%8%124
Boston Metro Area17%23%3%52%5%245
Chicago Metro Area21%34%1%38%6%436
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%31%2%27%4%360
Detroit Metro Area26%30%1%38%5%198
Houston Metro Area34%23%1%37%4%288
Los Angeles Metro Area18%29%1%44%7%496
Miami Metro Area25%31%2%33%9%192
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area16%32%4%36%12%196
New York City Metro Area19%29%2%44%6%729
Philadelphia Metro Area15%28%1%49%7%364
Phoenix Metro Area28%32%1%32%6%259
Pittsburgh Metro Area27%43%2%26%3%144
Providence Metro Area12%31%1%51%5%184
Riverside, CA Metro Area25%31%2%31%11%184
San Diego Metro Area25%24%1%42%7%156
San Francisco Metro Area12%21%1%53%13%174
Seattle Metro Area23%25%2%42%8%162
St. Louis Metro Area20%37%4%30%8%151
Tampa Metro Area30%26%1%42%2%162
Washington, DC Metro Area17%31%6%39%8%375
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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