Interpreting scripture among adults ages 65 and older by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults ages 65 and older by interpretation of scripture
% of adults ages 65 and older 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 | 34% | 28% | 4% | 26% | 8% | 4,885 |
Living with a partner | 28% | 21% | 1% | 43% | 8% | 211 |
Divorced/separated | 35% | 23% | 4% | 28% | 10% | 1,309 |
Widowed | 44% | 24% | 5% | 18% | 9% | 2,492 |
Never married | 39% | 26% | 3% | 26% | 6% | 398 |
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