Frequency of reading scripture among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by frequency of reading scripture
% of adults who attend services monthly or yearly who read scripture…
Interpreting scripture | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 40% | 20% | 12% | 27% | < 1% | 2,447 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 21% | 17% | 16% | 45% | < 1% | 3,532 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 40% | 13% | 14% | 32% | 1% | 243 |
Not the word of God | 9% | 9% | 13% | 68% | < 1% | 4,020 |
Other/don't know | 18% | 17% | 12% | 50% | 2% | 972 |
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