Frequency of prayer among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by frequency of prayer

% of adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases who pray…

Interpreting scriptureAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally83%11%2%4%1%6,426
Word of God; not everything taken literally70%18%5%7%< 1%4,603
Word of God; other/don't know83%10%2%3%2%564
Not the word of God33%19%9%38%1%1,957
Other/don't know61%16%6%14%3%763
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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