Interpreting scripture among conservatives by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among conservatives by interpretation of scripture
% of conservatives 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 | 33% | 36% | 2% | 24% | 4% | 1,452 |
30-49 | 45% | 30% | 3% | 16% | 5% | 3,069 |
50-64 | 48% | 28% | 3% | 15% | 5% | 4,102 |
65+ | 48% | 27% | 4% | 14% | 7% | 4,056 |
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