Interpreting scripture among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by interpretation of scripture

% of adults with a household income of $100,000 or more 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
Arizona16%34%1%36%14%113
California13%23%1%56%7%916
Colorado11%32%2%50%5%138
Connecticut5%27%3%57%8%111
Florida18%28%2%46%6%357
Georgia25%29%2%39%6%192
Illinois12%28%3%53%5%259
Indiana24%29%< 1%36%10%101
Maryland14%26%3%52%4%210
Massachusetts4%24%2%67%3%194
Michigan11%29%4%54%3%134
Minnesota12%27%2%53%6%137
New Jersey6%33%2%55%5%260
New York10%22%2%58%8%389
North Carolina27%30%1%35%6%188
Ohio22%29%3%39%7%175
Pennsylvania14%29%1%49%7%267
Tennessee40%31%3%22%2%113
Texas25%32%1%33%8%506
Virginia17%31%1%42%8%260
Washington11%28%2%53%5%141
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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