Interpreting scripture among Nondenominational evangelicals by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among Nondenominational evangelicals by interpretation of scripture

% of Nondenominational evangelicals who say the holy scripture is…

Age distributionWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
18-2940%50%2%3%5%112
30-4954%35%4%4%3%223
50-6461%25%5%5%4%235
65+60%29%7%5%< 1%107
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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