Interpreting scripture among adults in the Philadelphia metro area by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among adults in the Philadelphia metro area by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the Philadelphia 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 | 20% | 24% | < 1% | 50% | 4% | 111 |
30-49 | 19% | 29% | 2% | 41% | 8% | 175 |
50-64 | 23% | 28% | 1% | 44% | 4% | 205 |
65+ | 26% | 33% | 5% | 28% | 8% | 217 |
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