Interpreting scripture among widowed adults by state (2014) Switch to: State among widowed adults by interpretation of scripture
% of widowed adults 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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California | 34% | 26% | 3% | 25% | 13% | 289 |
Florida | 32% | 32% | 3% | 25% | 8% | 196 |
Illinois | 40% | 27% | 4% | 26% | 4% | 127 |
New York | 36% | 28% | 2% | 28% | 6% | 207 |
Ohio | 48% | 29% | 4% | 16% | 3% | 118 |
Pennsylvania | 37% | 27% | 7% | 22% | 7% | 173 |
Texas | 57% | 19% | 5% | 12% | 7% | 191 |
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