Frequency of reading scripture among adults in Illinois by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in Illinois by frequency of reading scripture
% of adults in Illinois who read scripture…
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 | 58% | 10% | 7% | 23% | 2% | 320 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 29% | 16% | 13% | 42% | < 1% | 400 |
Not the word of God | 9% | 7% | 7% | 76% | 1% | 472 |
Other/don't know | 25% | 6% | 16% | 48% | 5% | 100 |
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