Interpreting scripture among adults in the South by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among adults in the South by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the South who say the holy scripture is…
Age distribution | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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18-29 | 25% | 32% | 2% | 36% | 5% | 2,012 |
30-49 | 38% | 26% | 3% | 27% | 7% | 3,394 |
50-64 | 46% | 22% | 3% | 23% | 6% | 3,687 |
65+ | 47% | 24% | 4% | 19% | 7% | 3,209 |
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