Interpreting scripture among 50-64 year olds by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among 50-64 year olds by interpretation of scripture
% of 50-64 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 | 35% | 27% | 3% | 28% | 6% | 6,238 |
Living with a partner | 24% | 20% | 1% | 44% | 12% | 455 |
Divorced/separated | 38% | 24% | 3% | 28% | 7% | 1,995 |
Widowed | 44% | 22% | 3% | 24% | 6% | 541 |
Never married | 35% | 24% | 3% | 30% | 9% | 1,025 |
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