Interpreting scripture among nothing in particulars by region (2014) Switch to: Region among nothing in particulars by interpretation of scripture
% of nothing in particulars who say the holy scripture is…
Region | 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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Northeast | 11% | 13% | < 1% | 68% | 8% | 942 |
South | 20% | 16% | 1% | 55% | 7% | 1,520 |
Midwest | 13% | 18% | 1% | 58% | 9% | 985 |
West | 8% | 13% | 1% | 69% | 10% | 1,537 |
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