Interpreting scripture among 30-49 year olds by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among 30-49 year olds by interpretation of scripture
% of 30-49 year olds who say the holy scripture is…
Marital 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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Married | 30% | 29% | 2% | 33% | 6% | 5,406 |
Living with a partner | 24% | 22% | 2% | 44% | 8% | 769 |
Divorced/separated | 34% | 26% | 2% | 30% | 7% | 1,189 |
Widowed | 41% | 29% | 1% | 20% | 10% | 101 |
Never married | 32% | 21% | 2% | 38% | 8% | 1,693 |
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