Interpreting scripture among married adults by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among married adults by interpretation of scripture
% of married adults 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 | 33% | 32% | 3% | 26% | 6% | 252 |
Baltimore Metro Area | 24% | 35% | 2% | 33% | 6% | 120 |
Boston Metro Area | 14% | 23% | 2% | 55% | 6% | 235 |
Chicago Metro Area | 21% | 32% | 4% | 35% | 8% | 434 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 42% | 30% | 3% | 23% | 3% | 333 |
Detroit Metro Area | 29% | 31% | 2% | 32% | 6% | 174 |
Houston Metro Area | 43% | 26% | 1% | 26% | 5% | 266 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 28% | 27% | 1% | 38% | 6% | 465 |
Miami Metro Area | 30% | 26% | 3% | 32% | 9% | 226 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 20% | 30% | 4% | 35% | 11% | 182 |
New York City Metro Area | 24% | 26% | 4% | 39% | 7% | 829 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 17% | 27% | 2% | 48% | 6% | 350 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 28% | 36% | 1% | 29% | 7% | 198 |
Pittsburgh Metro Area | 29% | 38% | 2% | 29% | 2% | 130 |
Providence Metro Area | 19% | 28% | 2% | 47% | 4% | 174 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 38% | 25% | 1% | 28% | 8% | 177 |
San Diego Metro Area | 26% | 23% | 4% | 40% | 7% | 154 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 16% | 17% | 3% | 56% | 7% | 226 |
Seattle Metro Area | 27% | 21% | 2% | 46% | 5% | 158 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 24% | 34% | 5% | 30% | 8% | 126 |
Tampa Metro Area | 30% | 21% | 3% | 42% | 4% | 132 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 18% | 31% | 3% | 40% | 9% | 450 |
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