Interpreting scripture among adults in the West by household income (2014) Switch to: Income distribution among adults in the West by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the West who say the holy scripture is…
Income distribution | 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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Less than $30,000 | 35% | 24% | 2% | 31% | 8% | 2,106 |
$30,000-$49,999 | 26% | 26% | 3% | 38% | 7% | 1,463 |
$50,000-$99,999 | 19% | 28% | 2% | 44% | 6% | 2,061 |
$100,000 or more | 14% | 26% | 1% | 52% | 7% | 1,841 |
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