Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never pray by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who seldom or never pray by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never pray 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% | 11% | < 1% | 81% | 5% | 1,184 |
Older Millennial | 5% | 8% | < 1% | 80% | 7% | 1,352 |
Generation X | 8% | 10% | < 1% | 75% | 6% | 1,762 |
Baby Boomer | 8% | 12% | 1% | 73% | 6% | 2,519 |
Silent | 6% | 11% | 1% | 74% | 8% | 1,071 |
Greatest | 2% | 7% | < 1% | 68% | 22% | 110 |
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