Age distribution among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by age group

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who are ages…

Interpreting scripture18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Word of God; should be taken literally14%33%31%22%8,640
Word of God; not everything taken literally22%34%26%18%7,303
Word of God; other/don't know14%30%30%26%810
Not the word of God21%36%29%14%3,214
Other/don't know15%33%30%21%1,457
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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