Age distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by age group
% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are ages…
Views about human evolution | 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Sample size |
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Evolved; due to natural processes | 23% | 37% | 24% | 16% | 999 |
Evolved; due to God's design | 17% | 37% | 31% | 15% | 2,100 |
Evolved; don't know how | 9% | 28% | 28% | 35% | 197 |
Always existed in present form | 13% | 34% | 32% | 22% | 5,753 |
Don't know | 9% | 22% | 25% | 44% | 547 |