Age distribution among who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by age group

% of who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are ages…

Interpreting scripture18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Word of God; should be taken literally22%41%23%14%354
Word of God; not everything taken literally29%36%22%13%509
Not the word of God32%38%19%12%2,079
Other/don't know25%32%29%14%190
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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