Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never read scripture by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort 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…
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 | 8% | 20% | 1% | 66% | 5% | 1,761 |
Older Millennial | 10% | 17% | 1% | 64% | 8% | 2,193 |
Generation X | 13% | 22% | 1% | 56% | 8% | 3,367 |
Baby Boomer | 15% | 24% | 2% | 51% | 8% | 5,836 |
Silent | 15% | 28% | 3% | 45% | 10% | 2,422 |
Greatest | 23% | 18% | 2% | 40% | 17% | 241 |
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