Income distribution among adults in the Midwest by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in the Midwest by household income

% of adults in the Midwest who have a household income of…

Interpreting scriptureLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally42%24%25%9%1,795
Word of God; not everything taken literally31%21%32%16%2,046
Word of God; other/don't know36%18%30%16%173
Not the word of God29%20%28%22%2,127
Other/don't know42%17%28%14%439
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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