Generational cohort among Catholics by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among Catholics by generational group
% of Catholics who are…
Interpreting scripture | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 8% | 11% | 32% | 33% | 14% | 2% | 1,510 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 13% | 9% | 27% | 35% | 14% | 1% | 2,722 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 4% | 7% | 25% | 35% | 27% | 3% | 198 |
Not the word of God | 12% | 14% | 28% | 36% | 10% | 1% | 2,042 |
Other/don't know | 9% | 11% | 27% | 35% | 16% | 2% | 589 |
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