Interpreting scripture among adults who do not believe in God by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who do not believe in God by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who do not believe in God 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 | 1% | 1% | < 1% | 94% | 4% | 1,512 |
Living with a partner | < 1% | 1% | < 1% | 97% | 1% | 354 |
Divorced/separated | 2% | 2% | 1% | 93% | 2% | 353 |
Widowed | 3% | < 1% | < 1% | 93% | 4% | 140 |
Never married | < 1% | 2% | < 1% | 95% | 3% | 1,044 |
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