Views about same-sex marriage among third generation immigrants or higher by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among third generation immigrants or higher by views about same-sex marriage

% of third generation immigrants or higher who …same-sex marriage

Interpreting scriptureStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally23%70%7%7,682
Word of God; not everything taken literally51%42%7%7,624
Word of God; other/don't know24%58%18%761
Not the word of God82%13%5%9,191
Other/don't know58%28%14%1,986
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