Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never read scripture by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who seldom or never read scripture by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who say the holy scripture is…

Belief in GodWord 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
Believe in God; absolutely certain25%35%2%30%8%6,251
Believe in God; fairly certain9%25%1%57%9%4,440
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain3%8%< 1%82%6%1,507
Believe in God; don't know19%11%9%34%27%126
Do not believe in God< 1%1%< 1%95%3%3,079
Other/don't know if they believe in God1%3%< 1%79%17%682
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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