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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]?
 PercentCumulative Percent
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, OR35.1%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, OR40.9%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 God18.8%94.8%
4) Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE)2.4%97.2%
8) Don't know1.9%99.1%
9) Refused0.9%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 - 2425 - 2930 - 3940 - 4950 - 5960 +MissingTotal
[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, OR33.7%41.4%29.6%35.6%31.7%42.2%1035.5%
[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, OR39.1%32.8%42.2%40.9%43.7%41.0%1140.8%
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God23.9%20.7%23.7%20.8%18.3%10.8%119.0%
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE)0.0%3.4%2.2%0.0%4.0%3.0%32.1%
Don't know3.3%1.7%1.5%1.3%0.8%2.4%41.8%
Refused0.0%0.0%0.7%1.3%1.6%0.6%10.8%
Missing000000300
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1044

Education (I-EDUC)

 Did not complete high schoolHigh school graduateTech./voc. school after HSSome college or assoc. degreeCollege graduatePost-graduateMissingTotal
[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, OR49.1%44.7%52.2%30.8%20.3%14.5%335.4%
[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, OR27.4%41.0%28.3%44.4%44.7%51.3%340.7%
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God13.2%9.7%17.4%21.9%30.9%27.6%118.9%
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE)3.8%2.3%0.0%2.4%0.8%3.9%12.3%
Don't know6.6%1.4%2.2%0.0%1.6%0.0%11.8%
Refused0.0%0.9%0.0%0.6%1.6%2.6%10.9%
Missing000000100
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1064

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
[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, OR34.7%35.5%035.1%
[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, OR37.3%44.0%040.8%
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God22.3%15.5%018.8%
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE)2.5%2.3%02.4%
Don't know1.7%2.1%01.9%
Refused1.4%0.5%00.9%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1074

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 moreMissingTotal
[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, OR44.2%50.0%35.7%26.5%23.6%21.2%7834.8%
[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, OR37.8%31.6%43.6%43.9%52.8%42.4%5541.6%
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God9.6%17.1%15.7%24.5%23.6%32.9%1919.0%
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE)3.2%1.3%5.0%4.1%0.0%0.0%22.7%
Don't know3.2%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%1.2%121.1%
Refused1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%10.8%
Missing0000001670
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 907

Race (I-RACE)

 White (not Hispanic)Black (not Hispanic)Asian (not Hispanic)Other or mixed race (not Hispanic)Hispanic (any mention)MissingTotal
[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, OR30.4%49.4%42.9%55.2%43.3%635.1%
[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, OR46.5%34.2%0.0%13.8%26.7%341.0%
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God19.2%12.7%57.1%31.0%14.4%218.7%
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE)1.5%3.8%0.0%0.0%7.8%02.5%
Don't know1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.8%01.9%
Refused1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%00.8%
Missing00000110
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1063

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 Single most important thingVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantMissingTotal
[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, OR65.9%43.3%17.5%3.5%6.8%135.3%
[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, OR25.4%46.6%53.6%38.6%6.8%140.7%
[IF CHRISTIAN: The Bible is] [IF MUSLIM: The Koran is] [ELSE: Sacred scriptures are] written by men and [IS/ARE] not the word of God4.8%4.9%22.9%56.1%76.3%318.7%
Other (VOLUNTEERED THIS RESPONSE)1.6%2.8%2.4%1.8%3.4%02.5%
Don't know0.8%2.5%2.4%0.0%1.7%11.9%
Refused1.6%0.0%1.2%0.0%5.1%01.0%
Missing0000060
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1068

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