Interpreting scripture among adults with a post-graduate degree by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a post-graduate degree by interpretation of scripture
% of adults with a post-graduate degree 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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Arizona | 18% | 31% | < 1% | 32% | 19% | 107 |
California | 12% | 22% | 2% | 57% | 7% | 654 |
Florida | 14% | 26% | 1% | 55% | 4% | 333 |
Georgia | 24% | 34% | 3% | 33% | 6% | 167 |
Illinois | 10% | 31% | 1% | 50% | 9% | 222 |
Maryland | 14% | 30% | 1% | 48% | 7% | 167 |
Massachusetts | 5% | 15% | 1% | 72% | 7% | 164 |
Michigan | 11% | 29% | 3% | 51% | 5% | 144 |
New Jersey | 13% | 25% | 2% | 54% | 7% | 203 |
New York | 10% | 25% | 2% | 54% | 9% | 393 |
North Carolina | 17% | 27% | 2% | 42% | 12% | 183 |
Ohio | 15% | 36% | 6% | 38% | 4% | 175 |
Pennsylvania | 9% | 32% | 3% | 47% | 8% | 237 |
Tennessee | 34% | 31% | 3% | 27% | 5% | 117 |
Texas | 22% | 29% | 2% | 38% | 10% | 357 |
Virginia | 11% | 26% | 4% | 46% | 12% | 217 |
Washington | 8% | 16% | < 1% | 67% | 9% | 103 |
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