Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who believe in God and are fairly certain 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 | 9% | 37% | < 1% | 48% | 6% | 703 |
Older Millennial | 18% | 24% | 1% | 49% | 9% | 903 |
Generation X | 17% | 26% | 1% | 48% | 8% | 1,503 |
Baby Boomer | 15% | 26% | 2% | 49% | 9% | 2,450 |
Silent | 15% | 27% | 4% | 43% | 10% | 1,015 |
Greatest | 21% | 23% | 2% | 36% | 17% | 100 |
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