Interpreting scripture among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition 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 | 43% | 39% | 1% | 12% | 5% | 184 |
Older Millennial | 48% | 33% | 2% | 10% | 7% | 216 |
Generation X | 59% | 22% | 3% | 9% | 7% | 450 |
Baby Boomer | 67% | 17% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 749 |
Silent | 72% | 14% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 249 |
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