Interpreting scripture among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who say the holy scripture is…
Age distribution | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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18-29 | 42% | 37% | 2% | 14% | 4% | 1,364 |
30-49 | 51% | 29% | 3% | 11% | 5% | 3,168 |
50-64 | 55% | 25% | 4% | 11% | 5% | 4,375 |
65+ | 54% | 24% | 5% | 11% | 6% | 4,488 |
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