Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services weekly or more by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who attend services weekly or more by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say the holy scripture is…
Generational cohort | 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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Younger Millennial | 41% | 44% | 3% | 10% | 2% | 915 |
Older Millennial | 48% | 35% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 1,121 |
Generation X | 54% | 30% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 2,477 |
Baby Boomer | 54% | 28% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 4,976 |
Silent | 52% | 29% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 3,042 |
Greatest | 54% | 22% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 312 |
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