Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are…

Views about human evolutionParentsNon-parentsSample size
Evolved; due to natural processes35%65%1,009
Evolved; due to God's design33%67%2,127
Evolved; don't know how19%81%204
Always existed in present form30%70%5,872
Don't know22%78%564
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