Belief in Heaven among adults in Generation X by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in Generation X by belief in heaven

% of adults in Generation X who …in heaven

Interpreting scriptureBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally91%4%5%1,998
Word of God; not everything taken literally90%6%4%2,013
Word of God; other/don't know81%5%14%164
Not the word of God41%50%8%2,651
Other/don't know66%13%20%477
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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