Interpreting scripture among adults in Massachusetts by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among adults in Massachusetts by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in Massachusetts who say the holy scripture is…
Age distribution | 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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18-29 | 8% | 20% | < 1% | 71% | 1% | 106 |
30-49 | 19% | 12% | 2% | 59% | 7% | 201 |
50-64 | 11% | 35% | 5% | 40% | 9% | 191 |
65+ | 16% | 25% | 2% | 44% | 13% | 186 |
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