Educational distribution among adults who seldom or never read scripture by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who seldom or never read scripture by educational group

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who have completed…

Generational cohortHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Younger Millennial48%41%10%1%1,756
Older Millennial29%34%25%13%2,190
Generation X35%28%21%16%3,359
Baby Boomer40%28%18%14%5,814
Silent48%22%16%13%2,418
Greatest52%24%14%10%240
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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