U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, Southern Baptist Attenders

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BIBLVIEW Which statement comes closest to your view of the Bible?   1) The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.   2) The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.   3) The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.   4) The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.   5) The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.   6) The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.   7) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	7955	70.3%	70.3%	-.52
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	1856	16.4%	86.7%	.56
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	1246	11%	97.7%	1.63
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	121	1.1%	98.8%	2.71
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	21	.2%	99%	3.79
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	5	0%	99%	4.87
Don't know	111	1%	100%	5.95

Variable Comparisons

Gender Household income Education Marital status Age

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	72.1% 4615	67.2% 2843	70.2% 7458
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	15.4% 986	18.7% 789	16.7% 1775
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	10.7% 687	11.4% 482	11.0% 1169
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	0.9% 57	1.3% 56	1.1% 113
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.0% 3	0.3% 11	0.1% 14
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.0% 1	0.0% 2	0.0% 3
Don't know	0.8% 52	1.1% 47	0.9% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 6401	100.0% 4230	10631

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<=24K	25K-49K	50K-74K	75K-99K	100K+	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	74.3% 1985	72.2% 2175	69.0% 1592	64.7% 676	60.7% 525	70.2% 6953
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	11.5% 307	15.5% 467	19.4% 447	21.9% 229	25.1% 217	16.8% 1667
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	11.1% 296	10.8% 324	10.1% 233	11.8% 123	11.9% 103	10.9% 1079
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	1.4% 37	1.0% 29	0.8% 18	0.8% 8	1.4% 12	1.1% 104
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.3% 7	0.0% 1	0.0% 1	0.3% 3	0.2% 2	0.1% 14
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.1% 2	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 5
Don't know	1.5% 39	0.5% 15	0.7% 15	0.6% 6	0.6% 5	0.8% 80
TOTAL	100.0% 2673	100.0% 3013	100.0% 2306	100.0% 1045	100.0% 865	9902

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	HS grad	Trade/Asso	Bachelors	Grad degr	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	69.3% 1165	76.8% 3665	71.6% 1235	61.6% 1136	51.9% 456	70.2% 7657
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	14.1% 238	11.8% 562	14.5% 250	24.7% 456	34.4% 302	16.6% 1808
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	11.8% 198	9.6% 457	12.5% 216	11.9% 219	12.2% 107	11.0% 1197
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	1.9% 32	0.9% 41	0.7% 12	1.2% 23	1.1% 10	1.1% 118
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.4% 6	0.1% 6	0.1% 1	0.1% 2	0.1% 1	0.1% 16
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.2% 4	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 5
Don't know	2.3% 39	0.8% 39	0.6% 11	0.4% 8	0.3% 3	0.9% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 1682	100.0% 4771	100.0% 1725	100.0% 1844	100.0% 879	10901

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never	Married	Com Relat	Sep/Div	Widowed	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	58.7% 890	71.5% 5514	59.4% 101	70.4% 454	82.0% 758	70.4% 7717
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	20.2% 307	16.9% 1301	17.6% 30	14.0% 90	8.5% 79	16.5% 1807
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	15.6% 236	10.2% 785	15.9% 27	12.6% 81	8.2% 76	11.0% 1205
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	1.8% 27	0.9% 69	2.9% 5	1.4% 9	0.8% 7	1.1% 117
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.4% 6	0.1% 6	1.2% 2	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 16
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.1% 1	0.0% 2	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 5
Don't know	3.3% 50	0.5% 35	1.8% 3	1.6% 10	0.3% 3	0.9% 101
TOTAL	100.0% 1517	100.0% 7712	100.0% 170	100.0% 645	100.0% 924	10968

Age (I-AGE)

	<=24	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	56.0% 742	65.2% 2129	71.3% 1396	76.3% 1278	79.4% 2134	70.4% 7679
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	21.8% 289	19.9% 650	17.8% 348	13.7% 230	10.6% 286	16.5% 1803
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	16.1% 213	12.7% 415	9.9% 193	8.5% 143	8.5% 229	10.9% 1193
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	1.9% 25	1.1% 35	0.6% 11	1.0% 17	1.0% 27	1.1% 115
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.3% 4	0.1% 4	0.3% 6	0.1% 1	0.0% 1	0.1% 16
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.0% 5
Don't know	3.8% 51	1.0% 32	0.2% 4	0.3% 5	0.4% 10	0.9% 102
TOTAL	100.0% 1326	100.0% 3265	100.0% 1959	100.0% 1674	100.0% 2689	10913