Interpreting scripture among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by household income (2014) Switch to: Income distribution among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) 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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$30,000-$49,999 | 27% | 41% | 2% | 26% | 5% | 119 |
$50,000-$99,999 | 13% | 45% | < 1% | 30% | 12% | 184 |
$100,000 or more | 11% | 44% | 1% | 40% | 4% | 149 |
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