Interpreting scripture among adults who say religion is somewhat important by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among adults who say religion is somewhat important by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who say religion is somewhat important 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 | 13% | 36% | 1% | 43% | 8% | 1,542 |
30-49 | 16% | 32% | 1% | 42% | 9% | 2,335 |
50-64 | 17% | 32% | 3% | 39% | 9% | 2,446 |
65+ | 15% | 36% | 2% | 36% | 11% | 1,851 |
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