Interpreting scripture among never married adults by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among never married adults by interpretation of scripture
% of never married adults who say the holy scripture is…
Sources of guidance on right and wrong | 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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Religion | 48% | 36% | 3% | 8% | 5% | 1,794 |
Philosophy/reason | 11% | 23% | < 1% | 58% | 8% | 1,024 |
Common sense | 17% | 26% | 1% | 49% | 6% | 3,172 |
Science | 16% | 17% | 1% | 61% | 6% | 794 |
Don't know | 16% | 20% | 10% | 32% | 23% | 182 |
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