Interpreting scripture among adults in the Chicago metro area by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among adults in the Chicago metro area by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the Chicago metro area 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 | 11% | 37% | < 1% | 49% | 3% | 152 |
30-49 | 30% | 28% | 1% | 36% | 5% | 244 |
50-64 | 27% | 28% | 3% | 34% | 7% | 231 |
65+ | 22% | 28% | 8% | 28% | 14% | 221 |
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