Interpreting scripture among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage 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 | 41% | 38% | 2% | 15% | 4% | 793 |
Older Millennial | 45% | 35% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 1,114 |
Generation X | 52% | 29% | 4% | 11% | 5% | 2,625 |
Baby Boomer | 54% | 25% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 5,551 |
Silent | 56% | 24% | 5% | 11% | 5% | 2,997 |
Greatest | 55% | 18% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 315 |
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