Interpreting scripture among adults in Wisconsin by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults in Wisconsin by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in Wisconsin who say the holy scripture is…
Religious tradition | 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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Catholic | 20% | 42% | 3% | 26% | 9% | 153 |
Evangelical Protestant | 54% | 31% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 135 |
Mainline Protestant | 30% | 36% | 4% | 22% | 7% | 126 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 6% | 15% | < 1% | 75% | 3% | 136 |
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