Interpreting scripture among parents by state (2014) Switch to: State among parents by interpretation of scripture
% of parents 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 | 47% | 28% | 5% | 17% | 2% | 125 |
Arizona | 24% | 40% | 1% | 29% | 6% | 141 |
California | 34% | 24% | 2% | 32% | 8% | 868 |
Colorado | 22% | 28% | 4% | 34% | 11% | 150 |
Florida | 32% | 31% | 3% | 27% | 7% | 434 |
Georgia | 45% | 24% | 2% | 23% | 6% | 248 |
Illinois | 31% | 30% | 2% | 31% | 5% | 300 |
Indiana | 28% | 33% | 2% | 29% | 7% | 152 |
Kentucky | 45% | 25% | 3% | 17% | 9% | 106 |
Louisiana | 48% | 29% | 2% | 16% | 5% | 128 |
Maryland | 24% | 28% | 3% | 38% | 7% | 156 |
Massachusetts | 17% | 17% | 3% | 58% | 5% | 163 |
Michigan | 28% | 33% | 3% | 30% | 7% | 221 |
Minnesota | 29% | 23% | 2% | 37% | 9% | 140 |
Missouri | 29% | 31% | 3% | 29% | 7% | 168 |
New Jersey | 28% | 26% | 3% | 35% | 8% | 222 |
New York | 25% | 26% | 2% | 39% | 8% | 402 |
North Carolina | 37% | 31% | 3% | 22% | 7% | 228 |
Ohio | 26% | 36% | 4% | 29% | 5% | 272 |
Pennsylvania | 31% | 28% | 1% | 33% | 6% | 291 |
South Carolina | 46% | 30% | 2% | 16% | 6% | 117 |
Tennessee | 39% | 26% | 8% | 18% | 10% | 156 |
Texas | 39% | 28% | 2% | 25% | 5% | 754 |
Virginia | 36% | 25% | 3% | 27% | 10% | 228 |
Washington | 22% | 31% | 2% | 36% | 9% | 157 |
Wisconsin | 28% | 35% | 1% | 31% | 5% | 145 |
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