Parent of children under 18 among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by parental status

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama26%74%245
Arizona24%76%172
Arkansas37%63%135
California39%61%820
Colorado30%70%106
Florida27%73%561
Georgia35%65%376
Illinois32%68%319
Indiana23%77%233
Kentucky28%72%183
Louisiana36%64%186
Maryland23%77%154
Michigan27%73%277
Minnesota35%65%126
Mississippi32%68%168
Missouri29%71%184
New Jersey35%65%168
New York26%74%397
North Carolina29%71%350
Ohio25%75%336
Oklahoma29%71%152
Pennsylvania29%71%367
South Carolina27%73%229
Tennessee29%71%297
Texas35%65%930
Virginia28%72%262
Washington26%74%145
West Virginia23%77%134
Wisconsin30%70%158
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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