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2000 TELEPHONE: I am going to read you a short list of statements. Please tell me) Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible? You can just give me the number of the statement you choose. 1996,1998,2000 PERSONAL,2004: Please look at page [page] of the booklet. Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible? You can just give me the number of your choice. (STATEMENTS SHOWN TO R)
Views on the authority of the Bible · Asked in 12 waves, 1990–2024 · 37,386 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1990, 1992. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (other_missing).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241421. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,521 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201434. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,280 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161243. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,270 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: relig_wordgod. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,914 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083184. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,322 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043222. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,212 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000876. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,807 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | The Bible is the actual Word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word | The Bible is the Word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word | The Bible is a book written by men and is not the Word of God | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 27% | 45% | 28% | 5521 | ±2 | |
| Liberals | 7% | 36% | 57% | 1612 | ±4 | |
| Moderates | 19% | 54% | 27% | 1187 | ±4 | |
| Conservatives | 42% | 46% | 12% | 1933 | ±3 |
ANES 2024 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 |
| mixed |
| 1,281 |
| 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960575. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V941047. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923824. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,292 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900517. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 978 |