Interpreting scripture among women by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among women by interpretation of scripture
% of women who say the holy scripture is…
Metro area | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Atlanta Metro Area | 34% | 37% | 2% | 22% | 6% | 258 |
Baltimore Metro Area | 29% | 21% | 3% | 41% | 5% | 126 |
Boston Metro Area | 16% | 22% | 3% | 52% | 7% | 249 |
Chicago Metro Area | 23% | 35% | 3% | 32% | 7% | 433 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 42% | 29% | 3% | 21% | 6% | 321 |
Detroit Metro Area | 34% | 29% | 5% | 23% | 9% | 196 |
Houston Metro Area | 46% | 24% | 1% | 23% | 6% | 246 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 31% | 25% | 1% | 34% | 8% | 543 |
Miami Metro Area | 30% | 30% | 3% | 29% | 8% | 229 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 17% | 25% | 5% | 39% | 14% | 170 |
New York City Metro Area | 28% | 24% | 4% | 37% | 8% | 959 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 23% | 32% | 3% | 35% | 7% | 373 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 34% | 30% | 1% | 24% | 11% | 173 |
Pittsburgh Metro Area | 35% | 30% | 2% | 30% | 4% | 143 |
Providence Metro Area | 23% | 27% | 1% | 46% | 4% | 191 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 37% | 29% | 2% | 26% | 6% | 188 |
San Diego Metro Area | 29% | 28% | 3% | 35% | 5% | 159 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 15% | 23% | 2% | 53% | 6% | 227 |
Seattle Metro Area | 24% | 20% | 2% | 50% | 3% | 164 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 23% | 38% | 3% | 26% | 11% | 144 |
Tampa Metro Area | 31% | 22% | 1% | 36% | 9% | 156 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 26% | 25% | 3% | 36% | 10% | 437 |
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