Interpreting scripture among never married adults by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among never married adults by interpretation of scripture
% of never married adults 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 | 18% | 32% | 2% | 44% | 5% | 2,696 |
Older Millennial | 21% | 24% | 1% | 46% | 7% | 1,622 |
Generation X | 34% | 21% | 2% | 35% | 9% | 1,145 |
Baby Boomer | 35% | 24% | 3% | 30% | 8% | 1,195 |
Silent | 37% | 25% | 6% | 26% | 7% | 210 |
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