The graph presents data on the self-assessed level of biblical knowledge in the United States as of January 2017. During a survey, 36 percent of respondents stated that they were somewhat knowledgeable about the Bible.
How knowledgeable do you feel about the Bible?
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- Level of biblical knowledge in the U.S. 2016, by age
- Desire for reading the Bible in the U.S. 2016, by age group
- Desire for reading the Bible in the U.S. from 2011-2019
- Preferred Bible version in the U.S. 2017
- Bible readership in the U.S. 2016, by age group
- The Bible's impact on the behavior of monthly readers in the U.S. 2019
- Consumers who use a Bible in the U.S. 2017, by gender
- View of cultural influence of the Bible in the U.S. 2018
- Bible purchase penetration in the U.S. 2016
- Bible purchase penetration in the U.S. 2015, by age group
- Bible reader frustration in the U.S. 2019
- Bible format preferences in the U.S. 2019, by generation
- Time spent on reading the Bible in the U.S. 2016, by age group
- Time spent on reading the Bible in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017
- Bible readership in the U.S. 2017, by format
- Print vs. smartphone Bible preferences in the U.S. 2012-2019
- Frequency of using digital Bible formats in the U.S. 2019, by generation
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- Level of biblical knowledge in the U.S. 2016, by age
- Desire for reading the Bible in the U.S. 2016, by age group
- Desire for reading the Bible in the U.S. from 2011-2019
- Preferred Bible version in the U.S. 2017
- Bible readership in the U.S. 2016, by age group
- The Bible's impact on the behavior of monthly readers in the U.S. 2019
- Consumers who use a Bible in the U.S. 2017, by gender
- View of cultural influence of the Bible in the U.S. 2018
- Bible purchase penetration in the U.S. 2016
- Bible purchase penetration in the U.S. 2015, by age group
- Bible reader frustration in the U.S. 2019
- Bible format preferences in the U.S. 2019, by generation
- Time spent on reading the Bible in the U.S. 2016, by age group
- Time spent on reading the Bible in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017
- Bible readership in the U.S. 2017, by format
- Print vs. smartphone Bible preferences in the U.S. 2012-2019
- Frequency of using digital Bible formats in the U.S. 2019, by generation
American Bible Society. (July 10, 2018). How knowledgeable do you feel about the Bible? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299908/level-of-biblical-knowledge-usa/
American Bible Society. "How knowledgeable do you feel about the Bible?." Chart. July 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299908/level-of-biblical-knowledge-usa/
American Bible Society. (2018). How knowledgeable do you feel about the Bible?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299908/level-of-biblical-knowledge-usa/
American Bible Society. "How Knowledgeable Do You Feel about The Bible?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299908/level-of-biblical-knowledge-usa/
American Bible Society, How knowledgeable do you feel about the Bible? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299908/level-of-biblical-knowledge-usa/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
How knowledgeable do you feel about the Bible? [Graph], American Bible Society, July 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299908/level-of-biblical-knowledge-usa/