Views about human evolution among adults who say religion is somewhat important by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say religion is somewhat important by views about human evolution
% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who say humans…
Religious denomination | Evolved; due to natural processes | Evolved; due to God's design | Evolved; don't know how | Always existed in present form | Don't know | Sample size |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 29% | 34% | < 1% | 33% | 3% | 115 |
Churches of Christ | 35% | 37% | 5% | 23% | 1% | 106 |
Episcopal Church | 54% | 28% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 173 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 34% | 38% | 3% | 22% | 2% | 194 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 23% | 32% | 4% | 38% | 2% | 158 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 30% | 37% | 3% | 30% | < 1% | 123 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 42% | 24% | 6% | 25% | 3% | 1,262 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 43% | 37% | 1% | 15% | 3% | 130 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 28% | 31% | 3% | 36% | 2% | 291 |
United Methodist Church | 31% | 36% | 3% | 26% | 4% | 481 |
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