Age distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by age group

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who are ages…

Generational cohort18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Younger Millennial100%< 1%< 1%< 1%1,459
Older Millennial58%42%< 1%< 1%1,855
Generation X< 1%100%< 1%< 1%2,651
Baby Boomer< 1%< 1%84%16%4,246
Silent< 1%< 1%< 1%100%1,608
Greatest< 1%< 1%< 1%100%133
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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