Interpreting scripture among adults in the Silent generation by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among adults in the Silent generation by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the Silent generation who say the holy scripture is…
Views about government aid to the poor | 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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Does more harm than good | 43% | 29% | 4% | 18% | 6% | 2,794 |
Does more good than harm | 34% | 25% | 3% | 29% | 9% | 2,772 |
Neither/both equally | 30% | 23% | 11% | 21% | 14% | 229 |
Don't know | 45% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 194 |
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