Interpreting scripture among Evangelical Protestants who read scripture at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Evangelical Protestants who read scripture at least once a week by interpretation of scripture

% of Evangelical Protestants who read scripture at least once a week who say the holy scripture is…

Religious familyWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Adventist Family (Evangelical Trad.)61%31%6%< 1%2%138
Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.)69%20%4%3%4%2,015
Holiness Family (Evangelical Trad.)64%26%6%3%2%175
Lutheran Family (Evangelical Trad.)60%25%6%4%5%256
Nondenominational Family (Evangelical Trad.)59%29%7%3%3%1,137
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Evangelical Trad.)61%21%7%4%6%266
Pentecostal Family (Evangelical Trad.)76%17%3%1%3%816
Presbyterian Family (Evangelical Trad.)48%35%7%7%2%156
Restorationist Family (Evangelical Trad.)60%28%4%6%2%323
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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