Interpreting scripture among adults who do not believe in God by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among adults who do not believe in God by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who do not believe in God 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 | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 95% | 3% | 1,385 |
Bigger government; more services | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 95% | 2% | 1,788 |
Depends | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 93% | 7% | 116 |
Don't know | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 80% | 18% | 125 |
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