Interpreting scripture among Catholics by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among Catholics by interpretation of scripture
% of Catholics 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 | 22% | 39% | 2% | 31% | 7% | 890 |
30-49 | 29% | 33% | 2% | 29% | 7% | 1,763 |
50-64 | 24% | 36% | 3% | 30% | 7% | 2,277 |
65+ | 27% | 38% | 5% | 22% | 9% | 2,131 |
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