Interpreting scripture among adults who say religion is not at all important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is not at all important by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who say religion is not at all important 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
California2%2%< 1%90%6%587
Florida5%6%1%85%3%229
Illinois< 1%4%< 1%93%3%137
Massachusetts2%1%< 1%95%2%137
Michigan4%5%1%84%6%104
New York4%5%< 1%86%5%278
Pennsylvania7%7%< 1%82%4%133
Texas5%6%< 1%87%2%195
Washington< 1%2%< 1%95%3%114
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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