Generational cohort among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by generational group
% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are…
Interpreting scripture | Younger Millennial | Older Millennial | Generation X | Baby Boomer | Silent | Greatest | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 8% | 11% | 28% | 37% | 15% | 2% | 6,008 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 14% | 13% | 27% | 33% | 12% | 1% | 3,746 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 7% | 8% | 27% | 37% | 19% | 2% | 512 |
Not the word of God | 12% | 13% | 26% | 37% | 11% | 1% | 694 |
Other/don't know | 8% | 12% | 25% | 37% | 16% | 2% | 523 |
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