Interpreting scripture among parents by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among parents by interpretation of scripture
% of 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 | 32% | 29% | 2% | 30% | 7% | 1,139 |
30-49 | 32% | 29% | 2% | 30% | 6% | 5,393 |
50-64 | 36% | 27% | 3% | 27% | 7% | 1,515 |
65+ | 47% | 24% | 3% | 17% | 9% | 203 |
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