Interpreting scripture among adults in Virginia by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among adults in Virginia by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in Virginia 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 | 17% | 28% | 3% | 44% | 8% | 133 |
30-49 | 40% | 21% | 3% | 28% | 8% | 249 |
50-64 | 47% | 21% | 1% | 25% | 5% | 258 |
65+ | 46% | 24% | 5% | 22% | 4% | 217 |
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