Interpreting scripture among blacks by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among blacks by interpretation of scripture
% of blacks 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 | 37% | 31% | 1% | 24% | 6% | 680 |
30-49 | 50% | 24% | 2% | 16% | 8% | 1,008 |
50-64 | 62% | 17% | 3% | 13% | 5% | 1,009 |
65+ | 64% | 17% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 615 |
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