Interpreting scripture among adults in Massachusetts by immigrant status (2014) Switch to: Immigrant status among adults in Massachusetts by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in Massachusetts 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 | 29% | 20% | 4% | 42% | 5% | 101 |
Second generation | 21% | 22% | 5% | 46% | 6% | 122 |
Third generation or higher | 9% | 23% | 1% | 59% | 8% | 474 |
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