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

% of Catholics 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
Arizona24%39%1%29%8%127
California32%31%2%26%8%878
Connecticut25%38%< 1%29%7%120
Florida24%33%4%30%8%428
Illinois20%44%3%25%8%356
Indiana35%42%< 1%18%5%123
Louisiana33%36%2%22%7%130
Maryland23%33%9%30%4%103
Massachusetts17%30%3%41%9%238
Michigan22%36%3%35%4%197
Minnesota19%36%3%34%8%128
New Jersey20%37%2%33%8%327
New York24%32%3%33%8%635
Ohio19%50%2%23%5%227
Pennsylvania22%39%3%29%7%355
Rhode Island13%39%2%38%8%146
Texas37%32%3%21%7%540
Virginia24%33%6%28%9%119
Washington22%35%3%29%12%112
Wisconsin20%42%3%26%9%153
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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