Interpreting scripture among adults who pray daily by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who pray daily by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who pray daily 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 | 36% | 44% | 3% | 15% | 3% | 1,263 |
Older Millennial | 38% | 33% | 3% | 19% | 8% | 1,821 |
Generation X | 45% | 31% | 4% | 15% | 6% | 3,896 |
Baby Boomer | 47% | 28% | 4% | 15% | 7% | 7,688 |
Silent | 50% | 28% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 3,843 |
Greatest | 56% | 23% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 383 |
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