Parent of children under 18 among 50-64 year olds by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among 50-64 year olds by parental status

% of 50-64 year olds who are…

Interpreting scriptureParentsNon-parentsSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally15%85%3,149
Word of God; not everything taken literally16%84%2,780
Word of God; other/don't know15%85%301
Not the word of God14%86%3,292
Other/don't know15%85%754
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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