Interpreting scripture among non-parents by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among non-parents by interpretation of scripture
% of non-parents 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 | 17% | 29% | 1% | 47% | 5% | 4,394 |
30-49 | 29% | 23% | 2% | 40% | 7% | 3,753 |
50-64 | 35% | 25% | 3% | 29% | 7% | 8,761 |
65+ | 37% | 26% | 4% | 25% | 8% | 9,113 |
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