Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status 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…
Marital status | 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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Married | 4% | 9% | < 1% | 80% | 7% | 811 |
Living with a partner | 2% | 11% | < 1% | 81% | 7% | 168 |
Divorced/separated | 8% | 11% | < 1% | 78% | 4% | 190 |
Widowed | 8% | 15% | 1% | 58% | 17% | 108 |
Never married | 8% | 11% | < 1% | 74% | 6% | 533 |
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