Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by attendance at prayer groups
% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who attend prayer group…
Interpreting scripture | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 50% | 13% | 9% | 27% | < 1% | 5,455 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 25% | 11% | 11% | 52% | < 1% | 6,038 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 41% | 11% | 9% | 38% | 1% | 558 |
Not the word of God | 5% | 3% | 5% | 87% | < 1% | 5,844 |
Other/don't know | 14% | 7% | 8% | 68% | 2% | 1,291 |
Learn More: At least once a week, Once or twice a month, Several times a year, Seldom/never