Interpreting scripture among blacks by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among blacks by interpretation of scripture
% of blacks who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of reading scripture | 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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At least once a week | 63% | 21% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 1,896 |
Once or twice a month | 45% | 34% | < 1% | 13% | 8% | 439 |
Several times a year | 44% | 27% | 1% | 22% | 6% | 253 |
Seldom/never | 31% | 22% | 1% | 39% | 7% | 771 |
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