Interpreting scripture among adults in the Silent generation by immigrant status (2014) Switch to: Immigrant status among adults in the Silent generation by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the Silent generation who say the holy scripture is…
Immigrant status | 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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Immigrants | 38% | 21% | 6% | 27% | 8% | 397 |
Second generation | 28% | 27% | 4% | 32% | 10% | 691 |
Third generation or higher | 40% | 27% | 4% | 21% | 8% | 4,839 |
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