Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain 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 | 3% | 10% | < 1% | 79% | 7% | 287 |
Older Millennial | 6% | 7% | < 1% | 81% | 5% | 304 |
Generation X | 8% | 11% | < 1% | 73% | 8% | 393 |
Baby Boomer | 6% | 11% | < 1% | 78% | 5% | 561 |
Silent | 6% | 12% | 1% | 70% | 11% | 226 |
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