Interpreting scripture among Non-Christians by region (2014) Switch to: Region among Non-Christians by interpretation of scripture
% of Non-Christians who say the holy scripture is…
Region | 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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Northeast | 10% | 12% | 1% | 70% | 8% | 2,209 |
South | 14% | 13% | 1% | 64% | 7% | 2,927 |
Midwest | 10% | 14% | 1% | 67% | 8% | 1,821 |
West | 6% | 10% | 1% | 74% | 9% | 3,066 |
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