Interpreting scripture among women by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among women by interpretation of scripture
% of women who say the holy scripture is…
Sources of guidance on right and wrong | 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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Religion | 56% | 30% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6,762 |
Philosophy/reason | 14% | 25% | 1% | 53% | 6% | 1,692 |
Common sense | 23% | 28% | 2% | 38% | 9% | 7,309 |
Science | 17% | 20% | 1% | 56% | 6% | 1,291 |
Don't know | 24% | 21% | 12% | 24% | 19% | 503 |
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