Interpreting scripture among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status 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…
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 | 52% | 29% | 4% | 10% | 4% | 7,792 |
Living with a partner | 41% | 30% | 1% | 20% | 8% | 448 |
Divorced/separated | 54% | 24% | 3% | 13% | 6% | 1,860 |
Widowed | 58% | 21% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 1,620 |
Never married | 46% | 31% | 3% | 14% | 5% | 1,921 |
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