Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by attendance at prayer groups (2014) Switch to: Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who attend services monthly or yearly who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | 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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At least once a week | 48% | 29% | 3% | 14% | 6% | 842 |
Once or twice a month | 41% | 32% | 3% | 17% | 8% | 1,137 |
Several times a year | 33% | 35% | 3% | 22% | 7% | 1,503 |
Seldom/never | 17% | 32% | 2% | 40% | 9% | 7,678 |
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