Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among Mainline Protestants by interpretation of scripture
% of Mainline Protestants 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 | 19% | 45% | 1% | 29% | 5% | 586 |
30-49 | 22% | 37% | 2% | 32% | 8% | 1,269 |
50-64 | 27% | 31% | 3% | 28% | 10% | 1,819 |
65+ | 26% | 34% | 4% | 25% | 12% | 2,272 |
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