Views about human evolution among who believe in Heaven by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among who believe in Heaven by views about human evolution

% of who believe in Heaven who say humans…

Views about size of governmentEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services18%31%3%44%4%14,019
Bigger government; more services26%29%3%37%4%8,798
Depends17%28%9%36%11%667
Don't know16%23%11%34%16%853
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