Interpreting scripture among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by interpretation of scripture

% of women who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord 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
Alabama54%24%5%13%4%255
Alaska27%21%2%43%7%158
Arizona32%33%1%22%12%301
Arkansas50%26%1%17%5%148
California30%25%2%35%8%1,829
Colorado24%28%4%38%7%221
Connecticut25%29%3%35%8%187
Delaware23%33%5%32%7%174
District of Columbia32%25%2%35%6%157
Florida33%28%4%28%7%969
Georgia47%28%2%19%5%499
Hawaii33%18%2%37%10%151
Idaho33%32%2%29%4%165
Illinois27%34%3%29%7%670
Indiana39%31%2%24%5%324
Iowa28%39%3%23%7%155
Kansas31%40%4%20%4%136
Kentucky47%25%2%24%2%229
Louisiana52%25%2%16%4%234
Maine28%20%5%40%7%167
Maryland30%25%3%35%7%319
Massachusetts15%23%2%52%8%356
Michigan33%32%4%23%8%505
Minnesota26%27%3%33%11%290
Mississippi56%24%7%10%2%156
Missouri31%33%3%24%10%318
Montana23%32%4%32%9%138
Nebraska30%35%3%24%8%158
Nevada37%27%1%29%6%131
New Hampshire11%27%2%49%11%161
New Jersey25%31%3%33%8%460
New Mexico33%28%2%31%5%159
New York26%24%3%38%8%1,088
North Carolina42%25%4%21%7%513
North Dakota31%38%3%25%2%147
Ohio35%32%3%25%6%599
Oklahoma40%28%4%22%6%197
Oregon26%29%3%34%7%212
Pennsylvania31%29%3%30%6%733
Rhode Island20%30%1%46%3%162
South Carolina51%26%2%13%7%269
South Dakota36%35%1%18%10%150
Tennessee49%24%4%18%5%324
Texas43%27%2%21%7%1,210
Utah27%43%1%24%5%143
Vermont15%19%4%54%7%144
Virginia42%25%3%23%7%417
Washington26%25%4%40%5%370
West Virginia48%25%7%14%6%159
Wisconsin30%32%5%29%4%289
Wyoming36%34%4%21%6%151
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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