Racial and ethnic composition among adults in the South by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among adults in the South by race/ethnicity

% of adults in the South who identify as…

Views about human evolutionWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Evolved; due to natural processes66%13%2%15%3%3,474
Evolved; due to God's design61%20%1%15%4%3,250
Evolved; don't know how67%13%1%15%4%477
Always existed in present form62%20%1%14%4%4,625
Don't know57%21%2%14%5%577
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