Interpreting scripture among Evangelical Protestants by frequency of meditation (2014) Switch to: Frequency of meditation among Evangelical Protestants by interpretation of scripture
% of Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of meditation | 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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At least once a week | 61% | 24% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 4,408 |
Once or twice a month | 47% | 36% | 3% | 10% | 5% | 546 |
Several times a year | 44% | 33% | 4% | 12% | 7% | 243 |
Seldom/never | 48% | 34% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 3,202 |
Don't know | 64% | 18% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 194 |
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