Interpreting scripture among lutherans in the Mainline Tradition by age group (2014) Switch to: Age distribution among lutherans in the Mainline Tradition by interpretation of scripture
% of lutherans in the Mainline Tradition 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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30-49 | 10% | 42% | 1% | 40% | 7% | 193 |
50-64 | 18% | 39% | 1% | 30% | 11% | 263 |
65+ | 28% | 38% | 3% | 21% | 10% | 321 |
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