Interpreting scripture among adults who pray monthly by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who pray monthly by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who pray monthly who say the holy scripture is…
Marital status | 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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Married | 15% | 31% | 2% | 44% | 9% | 947 |
Living with a partner | 15% | 25% | < 1% | 51% | 10% | 173 |
Divorced/separated | 12% | 32% | 3% | 43% | 10% | 226 |
Widowed | 23% | 37% | < 1% | 31% | 9% | 108 |
Never married | 14% | 25% | 1% | 52% | 8% | 469 |
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