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% of who believe in Heaven who say the holy scripture is…
State | 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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Alabama | 57% | 27% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 428 |
Alaska | 38% | 30% | 2% | 27% | 4% | 176 |
Arizona | 33% | 38% | 2% | 18% | 8% | 448 |
Arkansas | 49% | 30% | 2% | 14% | 4% | 258 |
California | 36% | 32% | 2% | 22% | 8% | 2,213 |
Colorado | 32% | 34% | 2% | 23% | 9% | 291 |
Connecticut | 29% | 34% | 2% | 28% | 7% | 237 |
Delaware | 28% | 37% | 4% | 25% | 6% | 224 |
District of Columbia | 40% | 33% | 1% | 19% | 6% | 181 |
Florida | 40% | 30% | 3% | 20% | 6% | 1,367 |
Georgia | 48% | 32% | 2% | 12% | 5% | 747 |
Hawaii | 38% | 30% | 3% | 23% | 6% | 186 |
Idaho | 34% | 43% | 3% | 16% | 4% | 221 |
Illinois | 32% | 39% | 3% | 20% | 6% | 929 |
Indiana | 43% | 31% | 4% | 18% | 5% | 496 |
Iowa | 31% | 43% | 1% | 17% | 7% | 241 |
Kansas | 32% | 44% | 3% | 17% | 4% | 231 |
Kentucky | 49% | 27% | 4% | 16% | 5% | 355 |
Louisiana | 50% | 30% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 367 |
Maine | 28% | 32% | 3% | 28% | 10% | 177 |
Maryland | 36% | 35% | 3% | 20% | 6% | 416 |
Massachusetts | 24% | 35% | 3% | 31% | 7% | 368 |
Michigan | 35% | 36% | 3% | 20% | 6% | 707 |
Minnesota | 28% | 34% | 3% | 27% | 9% | 411 |
Mississippi | 62% | 23% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 269 |
Missouri | 38% | 33% | 2% | 19% | 7% | 489 |
Montana | 27% | 42% | 4% | 19% | 7% | 204 |
Nebraska | 36% | 43% | 3% | 12% | 6% | 242 |
Nevada | 34% | 37% | 2% | 24% | 3% | 202 |
New Hampshire | 23% | 33% | 3% | 33% | 8% | 164 |
New Jersey | 32% | 34% | 4% | 23% | 6% | 606 |
New Mexico | 46% | 27% | 3% | 16% | 8% | 199 |
New York | 32% | 32% | 3% | 27% | 7% | 1,249 |
North Carolina | 42% | 31% | 4% | 15% | 7% | 774 |
North Dakota | 31% | 39% | 2% | 23% | 5% | 267 |
Ohio | 38% | 36% | 3% | 17% | 7% | 862 |
Oklahoma | 41% | 35% | 3% | 16% | 6% | 310 |
Oregon | 31% | 40% | 5% | 16% | 8% | 229 |
Pennsylvania | 36% | 34% | 2% | 22% | 5% | 977 |
Rhode Island | 26% | 41% | 1% | 29% | 2% | 207 |
South Carolina | 56% | 29% | 2% | 9% | 4% | 386 |
South Dakota | 34% | 43% | 2% | 9% | 12% | 233 |
Tennessee | 52% | 26% | 5% | 11% | 6% | 531 |
Texas | 46% | 31% | 3% | 15% | 5% | 1,918 |
Utah | 28% | 48% | 4% | 16% | 4% | 238 |
Vermont | 24% | 35% | 4% | 30% | 7% | 155 |
Virginia | 46% | 27% | 4% | 17% | 6% | 622 |
Washington | 32% | 38% | 4% | 19% | 8% | 419 |
West Virginia | 54% | 25% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 251 |
Wisconsin | 34% | 36% | 4% | 21% | 5% | 423 |
Wyoming | 38% | 36% | 5% | 16% | 6% | 236 |
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