Interpreting scripture among the Unaffiliated by attendance at prayer groups (2014) Switch to: Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among the Unaffiliated by interpretation of scripture
% of the Unaffiliated who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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 | 51% | 17% | 3% | 24% | 6% | 305 |
Once or twice a month | 35% | 21% | < 1% | 34% | 11% | 189 |
Several times a year | 19% | 23% | 2% | 50% | 5% | 233 |
Seldom/never | 6% | 10% | 1% | 77% | 7% | 6,810 |
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