Interpreting scripture among adults in Illinois by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among adults in Illinois by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in Illinois who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of reading scripture | 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 | 50% | 30% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 409 |
Once or twice a month | 25% | 46% | 2% | 23% | 4% | 143 |
Several times a year | 20% | 42% | 3% | 24% | 11% | 118 |
Seldom/never | 12% | 27% | 1% | 53% | 7% | 638 |
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