Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing who say the holy scripture is…
Belief in God | 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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Believe in God; absolutely certain | 32% | 32% | 2% | 25% | 9% | 1,485 |
Believe in God; fairly certain | 11% | 28% | 1% | 52% | 8% | 1,381 |
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain | 6% | 11% | < 1% | 76% | 7% | 639 |
Do not believe in God | 1% | 2% | < 1% | 93% | 4% | 1,438 |
Other/don't know if they believe in God | 1% | 4% | < 1% | 77% | 19% | 274 |
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