Interpreting scripture among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by interpretation of scripture

% of adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 who say the holy scripture is…

Religious traditionWord 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
Catholic14%44%2%32%7%1,720
Evangelical Protestant52%33%4%8%3%2,200
Historically Black Protestant44%36%2%11%7%379
Jewish5%24%1%58%12%190
Mainline Protestant19%37%2%32%9%1,578
Mormon24%58%9%8%1%203
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")5%10%< 1%80%5%1,920
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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