Interpreting scripture among adults in New York by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among adults in New York by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in New York who say the holy scripture is…
Political ideology | 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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Conservative | 35% | 33% | 3% | 22% | 7% | 606 |
Moderate | 20% | 26% | 3% | 44% | 8% | 641 |
Liberal | 16% | 14% | < 1% | 65% | 5% | 604 |
Don't know | 34% | 21% | 5% | 22% | 19% | 115 |
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