Interpreting scripture among parents by immigrant status (2014) Switch to: Immigrant status among parents by interpretation of scripture
% of parents 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Immigrants | 42% | 22% | 3% | 26% | 8% | 1,453 |
Second generation | 28% | 32% | 2% | 33% | 5% | 674 |
Third generation or higher | 30% | 30% | 3% | 30% | 6% | 6,134 |
Learn More: Word of God; should be taken literally, Word of God; not everything taken literally, Not the word of God