Spirit and Power - Survey of Pentecostals in the United States - Analysis
SCRIPTUR (Weighted by GPWGT)
Which one of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about ____ [IF CHRISTIAN: the Bible] [IF MUSLIM: the Koran] [ELSE: sacred scriptures]?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
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1) [IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is][IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the actual word of God and [IS/ARE] to be taken literally, word for word, OR | 35.1% | 35.1% |
2) [IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the word of God, but not everything in [IT/THEM] should be taken literally, word for word, OR | 40.9% | 76.0% |
3) [IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God | 18.8% | 94.8% |
4) Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE) | 2.4% | 97.2% |
8) Don't know | 1.9% | 99.1% |
9) Refused | 0.9% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 + | Missing | Total | |
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[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is][IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the actual word of God and [IS/ARE] to be taken literally, word for word, OR | 33.7% | 41.4% | 29.6% | 35.6% | 31.7% | 42.2% | 10 | 35.5% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the word of God, but not everything in [IT/THEM] should be taken literally, word for word, OR | 39.1% | 32.8% | 42.2% | 40.9% | 43.7% | 41.0% | 11 | 40.8% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God | 23.9% | 20.7% | 23.7% | 20.8% | 18.3% | 10.8% | 1 | 19.0% |
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE) | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 3 | 2.1% |
Don't know | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 4 | 1.8% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1 | 0.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Did not complete high school | High school graduate | Tech./voc. school after HS | Some college or assoc. degree | College graduate | Post-graduate | Missing | Total | |
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[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is][IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the actual word of God and [IS/ARE] to be taken literally, word for word, OR | 49.1% | 44.7% | 52.2% | 30.8% | 20.3% | 14.5% | 3 | 35.4% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the word of God, but not everything in [IT/THEM] should be taken literally, word for word, OR | 27.4% | 41.0% | 28.3% | 44.4% | 44.7% | 51.3% | 3 | 40.7% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God | 13.2% | 9.7% | 17.4% | 21.9% | 30.9% | 27.6% | 1 | 18.9% |
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE) | 3.8% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 1 | 2.3% |
Don't know | 6.6% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1 | 1.8% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1 | 0.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
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[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is][IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the actual word of God and [IS/ARE] to be taken literally, word for word, OR | 34.7% | 35.5% | 0 | 35.1% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the word of God, but not everything in [IT/THEM] should be taken literally, word for word, OR | 37.3% | 44.0% | 0 | 40.8% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God | 22.3% | 15.5% | 0 | 18.8% |
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE) | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0 | 2.4% |
Don't know | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0 | 1.9% |
Refused | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20- to under $30,000 | $30- to under $50,000 | $50- to under $75,000 | $75- to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
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[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is][IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the actual word of God and [IS/ARE] to be taken literally, word for word, OR | 44.2% | 50.0% | 35.7% | 26.5% | 23.6% | 21.2% | 78 | 34.8% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the word of God, but not everything in [IT/THEM] should be taken literally, word for word, OR | 37.8% | 31.6% | 43.6% | 43.9% | 52.8% | 42.4% | 55 | 41.6% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God | 9.6% | 17.1% | 15.7% | 24.5% | 23.6% | 32.9% | 19 | 19.0% |
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE) | 3.2% | 1.3% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 | 2.7% |
Don't know | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 12 | 1.1% |
Refused | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 1 | 0.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
White (not Hispanic) | Black (not Hispanic) | Asian (not Hispanic) | Other or mixed race (not Hispanic) | Hispanic (any mention) | Missing | Total | |
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[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is][IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the actual word of God and [IS/ARE] to be taken literally, word for word, OR | 30.4% | 49.4% | 42.9% | 55.2% | 43.3% | 6 | 35.1% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the word of God, but not everything in [IT/THEM] should be taken literally, word for word, OR | 46.5% | 34.2% | 0.0% | 13.8% | 26.7% | 3 | 41.0% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God | 19.2% | 12.7% | 57.1% | 31.0% | 14.4% | 2 | 18.7% |
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE) | 1.5% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.8% | 0 | 2.5% |
Don't know | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.8% | 0 | 1.9% |
Refused | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Single most important thing | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Missing | Total | |
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[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is][IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the actual word of God and [IS/ARE] to be taken literally, word for word, OR | 65.9% | 43.3% | 17.5% | 3.5% | 6.8% | 1 | 35.3% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] the word of God, but not everything in [IT/THEM] should be taken literally, word for word, OR | 25.4% | 46.6% | 53.6% | 38.6% | 6.8% | 1 | 40.7% |
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God | 4.8% | 4.9% | 22.9% | 56.1% | 76.3% | 3 | 18.7% |
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE) | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 0 | 2.5% |
Don't know | 0.8% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1 | 1.9% |
Refused | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 0 | 1.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |