Marital status among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by marital status

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who are…

Frequency of reading scriptureMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
At least once a week53%5%13%6%24%3,671
Once or twice a month46%5%11%5%32%1,290
Several times a year51%5%13%5%26%999
Seldom/never51%8%11%6%24%3,511
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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