U.S. Congregational Life Survey, 2001, United Methodist 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.	4265	29.4%	29.4%	-1.11
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	3987	27.5%	56.9%	-.24
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	5255	36.2%	93.1%	.64
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	607	4.2%	97.3%	1.51
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	106	.7%	98%	2.39
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	19	.1%	98.1%	3.27
Don't know	270	1.9%	100%	4.14

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.	30.3% 2608	26.8% 1381	29.0% 3989
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	27.2% 2343	29.0% 1499	27.9% 3842
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	37.2% 3201	34.8% 1797	36.3% 4998
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	3.4% 291	5.5% 282	4.2% 573
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.3% 30	1.3% 68	0.7% 98
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.0% 4	0.2% 12	0.1% 16
Don't know	1.6% 135	2.4% 123	1.9% 258
TOTAL	100.0% 8612	100.0% 5162	13774

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.	39.6% 1275	31.5% 1086	23.4% 635	18.4% 281	17.6% 309	28.3% 3586
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	22.3% 719	25.9% 895	30.6% 828	33.1% 505	36.5% 642	28.3% 3589
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	31.2% 1005	36.4% 1256	39.6% 1072	41.3% 631	39.3% 691	36.8% 4655
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	4.2% 134	3.7% 127	4.0% 109	4.8% 73	4.5% 80	4.1% 523
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.6% 18	0.6% 21	0.7% 18	1.2% 19	0.9% 16	0.7% 92
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.1% 4	0.1% 4	0.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 12
Don't know	2.0% 66	1.7% 60	1.7% 45	1.1% 17	1.1% 20	1.6% 208
TOTAL	100.0% 3221	100.0% 3449	100.0% 2710	100.0% 1526	100.0% 1759	12665

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.	43.1% 551	39.0% 2049	28.7% 632	17.6% 606	14.2% 280	29.1% 4118
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	20.8% 266	21.6% 1136	26.5% 584	34.7% 1195	37.6% 741	27.7% 3922
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	26.2% 335	33.3% 1751	38.8% 854	41.5% 1427	38.9% 767	36.3% 5134
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	4.2% 54	3.5% 183	3.9% 85	4.1% 141	6.4% 126	4.2% 589
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.8% 10	0.3% 17	0.3% 6	0.9% 30	2.0% 40	0.7% 103
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.4% 5	0.1% 7	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.1% 16
Don't know	4.4% 56	2.1% 108	1.8% 39	1.2% 42	0.8% 16	1.8% 261
TOTAL	100.0% 1277	100.0% 5251	100.0% 2202	100.0% 3441	100.0% 1972	14143

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.	28.9% 389	27.9% 2810	29.4% 64	27.4% 219	37.9% 658	29.2% 4140
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	29.7% 400	28.5% 2871	25.2% 55	29.0% 232	21.4% 371	27.7% 3929
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	31.5% 425	37.1% 3740	35.3% 77	36.9% 295	34.7% 603	36.3% 5140
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	4.2% 56	4.2% 423	6.4% 14	4.1% 33	3.7% 64	4.2% 590
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.6% 8	0.8% 77	0.9% 2	0.5% 4	0.5% 9	0.7% 100
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.3% 4	0.1% 10	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.1% 16
Don't know	4.9% 66	1.4% 141	2.8% 6	2.0% 16	1.7% 30	1.8% 259
TOTAL	100.0% 1348	100.0% 10072	100.0% 218	100.0% 799	100.0% 1737	14174

Age (I-AGE)

	<25	25-44	45-54	55-64	65+	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	28.4% 274	24.8% 753	24.3% 588	29.9% 623	33.9% 1754	29.2% 3992
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	28.7% 277	31.4% 954	33.2% 804	26.7% 556	23.2% 1201	27.7% 3792
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	32.1% 310	37.4% 1136	36.3% 878	37.0% 772	36.1% 1867	36.3% 4963
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	3.9% 38	4.1% 126	4.1% 100	4.5% 93	4.1% 213	4.2% 570
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.6% 6	0.5% 14	0.9% 22	0.5% 10	0.9% 48	0.7% 100
The Bible is an ancient book with little value today.	0.2% 2	0.0% 1	0.0% 1	0.2% 5	0.1% 7	0.1% 16
Don't know	6.1% 59	1.9% 57	1.2% 29	1.2% 25	1.6% 81	1.8% 251
TOTAL	100.0% 966	100.0% 3041	100.0% 2422	100.0% 2084	100.0% 5171	13684