Interpreting scripture among adults ages 65 and older by religion (2014) Switch to: Christians among adults ages 65 and older by interpretation of scripture
% of adults ages 65 and older who say the holy scripture is…
Christians | 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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Christian | 43% | 29% | 5% | 16% | 8% | 7,504 |
All Non-Christians | 9% | 10% | 1% | 70% | 10% | 1,823 |
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