Interpreting scripture among non-parents by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among non-parents by interpretation of scripture
% of non-parents 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% | 31% | 1% | 45% | 5% | 2,912 |
Older Millennial | 17% | 22% | 1% | 53% | 7% | 2,338 |
Generation X | 31% | 23% | 2% | 36% | 7% | 2,897 |
Baby Boomer | 34% | 26% | 3% | 30% | 7% | 11,420 |
Silent | 38% | 26% | 4% | 23% | 8% | 5,873 |
Greatest | 45% | 20% | 5% | 20% | 10% | 581 |
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