Frequency of meditation among adults ages 65 and older by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults ages 65 and older by frequency of meditation
% of adults ages 65 and older who meditate…
Interpreting scripture | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 69% | 6% | 3% | 19% | 3% | 2,934 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 51% | 8% | 5% | 33% | 3% | 2,539 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 56% | 9% | 3% | 25% | 7% | 348 |
Not the word of God | 34% | 8% | 6% | 51% | 2% | 2,690 |
Other/don't know | 47% | 9% | 3% | 36% | 5% | 816 |
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