Interpreting scripture among adults ages 65 and older by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among adults ages 65 and older by interpretation of scripture
% of adults ages 65 and older who say the holy scripture is…
Views about size of government | 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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Smaller government; fewer services | 37% | 30% | 4% | 21% | 7% | 5,478 |
Bigger government; more services | 38% | 21% | 3% | 30% | 7% | 2,960 |
Depends | 25% | 15% | 9% | 34% | 18% | 374 |
Don't know | 32% | 21% | 10% | 19% | 19% | 515 |
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