Interpreting scripture among adults who say religion is somewhat important by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who say religion is somewhat important by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who say religion is somewhat important 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 | 14% | 34% | 2% | 41% | 9% | 4,060 |
Living with a partner | 15% | 28% | 1% | 46% | 10% | 656 |
Divorced/separated | 20% | 32% | 2% | 36% | 10% | 1,127 |
Widowed | 17% | 36% | 3% | 32% | 12% | 615 |
Never married | 15% | 36% | 1% | 41% | 7% | 1,822 |
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