Age distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by immigrant status (2014) Switch to: Immigrant status among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by age group

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are ages…

Immigrant status18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Immigrants16%50%23%11%1,243
Second generation29%29%20%23%684
Third generation or higher13%31%33%24%7,527
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