Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort 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…
Generational cohort | 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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Younger Millennial | 17% | 36% | 2% | 39% | 6% | 1,244 |
Older Millennial | 20% | 31% | 1% | 39% | 8% | 1,433 |
Generation X | 26% | 32% | 2% | 31% | 9% | 2,505 |
Baby Boomer | 29% | 30% | 3% | 30% | 9% | 4,289 |
Silent | 31% | 30% | 4% | 25% | 10% | 1,405 |
Greatest | 33% | 22% | 1% | 28% | 15% | 131 |
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