Year: 2008
Module: Religious_Observance
Variable: V71
Question: Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
% of
people of different ages.
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| The
Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally,
word for word |
14 |
| The
Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken
literally, word for word |
43 |
| The
Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral
precepts recorded by man |
20 |
| This
does not apply to me |
9 |
| Cannot
choose |
14 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| The
Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally, word
for word |
12 |
16 |
| The
Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken
literally, word for word |
41 |
45 |
| The
Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts
recorded by man |
20 |
20 |
| This
does not apply to me |
12 |
7 |
| Cannot
choose |
15 |
13 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| The
Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally, word
for word |
6 |
12 |
9 |
16 |
17 |
27 |
| The
Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken
literally, word for word |
35 |
36 |
49 |
44 |
52 |
44 |
| The
Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts
recorded by man |
25 |
22 |
20 |
24 |
16 |
11 |
| This
does not apply to me |
16 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| Cannot
choose |
19 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
| The
Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally, word
for word |
14 |
* |
3 |
| The
Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken
literally, word for word |
46 |
* |
16 |
| The
Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts
recorded by man |
18 |
* |
36 |
| This
does not apply to me |
7 |
* |
31 |
| Cannot
choose |
15 |
* |
14 |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
|
