Interpreting scripture among who do not believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Heaven by interpretation of scripture

% of who do not believe in Heaven who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Alaska5%10%1%80%4%104
Arizona5%12%< 1%71%12%161
California6%7%1%82%5%1,158
Colorado6%9%1%80%5%162
Connecticut3%3%< 1%87%6%110
Florida8%11%1%75%5%499
Georgia11%8%< 1%75%5%157
Illinois5%9%1%81%5%287
Indiana9%6%< 1%80%5%107
Maine6%5%< 1%82%8%100
Maryland6%7%< 1%85%1%177
Massachusetts2%7%< 1%87%4%263
Michigan7%12%1%74%6%180
Minnesota6%5%3%79%7%114
Missouri6%17%3%69%5%114
New Hampshire8%9%< 1%77%6%102
New Jersey2%6%< 1%86%6%209
New York5%6%1%83%6%545
North Carolina10%5%< 1%79%6%179
Ohio6%12%1%76%4%194
Oregon5%6%1%83%5%145
Pennsylvania8%10%< 1%77%6%281
Texas13%9%1%73%4%430
Vermont2%1%1%92%3%129
Virginia9%9%1%79%3%197
Washington5%6%1%82%6%235
Wisconsin4%9%< 1%85%3%124
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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