Interpreting scripture among men by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among men by interpretation of scripture
% of men who say the holy scripture is…
Age distribution | 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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18-29 | 18% | 26% | 2% | 48% | 6% | 3,147 |
30-49 | 27% | 25% | 2% | 39% | 7% | 4,957 |
50-64 | 32% | 25% | 2% | 33% | 7% | 5,092 |
65+ | 32% | 25% | 3% | 32% | 8% | 4,026 |
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