Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain by household income (2014) Switch to: Income distribution 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…
Income distribution | 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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Less than $30,000 | 13% | 12% | < 1% | 68% | 7% | 418 |
$30,000-$49,999 | 5% | 13% | < 1% | 77% | 4% | 257 |
$50,000-$99,999 | 1% | 8% | < 1% | 85% | 6% | 462 |
$100,000 or more | 1% | 7% | < 1% | 87% | 5% | 500 |
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