Political ideology among adults who read scripture once or twice a month by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults who read scripture once or twice a month by political ideology
% of adults who read scripture once or twice a month who are…
Interpreting scripture | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Word of God; should be taken literally | 49% | 28% | 17% | 6% | 1,055 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 38% | 40% | 18% | 3% | 1,291 |
Not the word of God | 22% | 38% | 36% | 4% | 726 |
Other/don't know | 27% | 41% | 24% | 7% | 288 |
Learn More: Conservative, Moderate, Liberal