Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by attendance at prayer groups

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who attend prayer group…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alaska3%2%4%91%< 1%141
Arizona7%4%6%83%< 1%223
California5%4%6%86%< 1%1,621
Colorado3%4%5%88%< 1%221
Connecticut6%3%6%85%< 1%180
Delaware1%5%6%89%< 1%115
District of Columbia4%2%2%92%< 1%142
Florida4%2%4%89%< 1%731
Georgia1%7%3%90%< 1%232
Hawaii7%2%9%82%< 1%141
Idaho3%2%7%86%3%104
Illinois5%3%4%88%< 1%472
Indiana5%3%2%88%1%171
Kentucky3%4%3%90%< 1%112
Louisiana5%4%3%87%1%104
Maine2%2%1%95%< 1%142
Maryland6%4%3%86%< 1%255
Massachusetts4%5%3%88%< 1%391
Michigan3%4%3%89%1%321
Minnesota4%2%4%90%< 1%211
Missouri6%4%5%86%< 1%196
Montana4%< 1%5%90%< 1%118
Nevada4%4%4%88%< 1%137
New Hampshire4%1%2%93%< 1%146
New Jersey5%5%7%83%1%341
New Mexico6%3%5%85%< 1%121
New York4%4%5%87%< 1%847
North Carolina7%5%3%85%< 1%289
North Dakota3%< 1%5%92%< 1%100
Ohio7%3%6%85%< 1%314
Oklahoma21%9%9%61%< 1%100
Oregon6%2%4%87%1%180
Pennsylvania3%3%5%90%< 1%471
Rhode Island3%1%5%90%< 1%133
Tennessee5%3%7%85%< 1%129
Texas7%6%6%80%1%663
Vermont5%6%2%86%< 1%176
Virginia3%2%6%89%< 1%298
Washington5%2%4%88%1%314
Wisconsin1%4%2%91%1%206
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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