Interpreting scripture among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good 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 | 37% | 31% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 8,870 |
Living with a partner | 21% | 26% | 1% | 44% | 7% | 797 |
Divorced/separated | 39% | 27% | 2% | 24% | 7% | 1,805 |
Widowed | 44% | 26% | 5% | 18% | 8% | 1,364 |
Never married | 26% | 30% | 2% | 36% | 6% | 2,675 |
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