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Views about human evolution among adults who seldom or never pray by religious group
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Religious tradition
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
Catholic
55%
21%
5%
17%
2%
893
Evangelical Protestant
33%
26%
6%
33%
2%
326
Jewish
79%
8%
4%
7%
2%
408
Mainline Protestant
56%
19%
6%
15%
4%
903
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")
79%
8%
4%
8%
2%
4,941
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Age distribution among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
35%
35%
18%
12%
5,941
Evolved; due to God's design
34%
31%
23%
13%
804
Evolved; don't know how
32%
32%
22%
14%
341
Always existed in present form
24%
33%
24%
20%
761
Don't know
22%
28%
28%
22%
151
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Generational cohort among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Younger Millennial
Older Millennial
Generation X
Baby Boomer
Silent
Greatest
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
24%
20%
27%
22%
7%
1%
5,941
Evolved; due to God's design
18%
24%
22%
28%
7%
1%
804
Evolved; don't know how
14%
22%
28%
25%
9%
2%
341
Always existed in present form
16%
13%
28%
28%
13%
2%
761
Don't know
13%
13%
24%
31%
16%
3%
151
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Gender composition among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Men
Women
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
64%
36%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
67%
33%
819
Evolved; don't know how
73%
27%
348
Always existed in present form
64%
36%
780
Don't know
55%
45%
156
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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White
Black
Asian
Latino
Other/Mixed
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
78%
3%
6%
10%
3%
5,958
Evolved; due to God's design
64%
9%
6%
18%
4%
806
Evolved; don't know how
76%
6%
6%
9%
3%
335
Always existed in present form
63%
7%
7%
19%
3%
771
Don't know
68%
8%
6%
16%
2%
151
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Immigrant status among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Immigrants
Second generation
Third generation or higher
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
12%
13%
74%
5,959
Evolved; due to God's design
15%
13%
72%
808
Evolved; don't know how
14%
10%
76%
346
Always existed in present form
18%
12%
70%
760
Don't know
23%
11%
65%
151
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Income distribution among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Less than $30,000
$30,000-$49,999
$50,000-$99,999
$100,000 or more
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
23%
19%
30%
28%
5,462
Evolved; due to God's design
32%
26%
25%
16%
729
Evolved; don't know how
34%
25%
22%
19%
291
Always existed in present form
41%
25%
23%
11%
674
Don't know
49%
16%
14%
21%
114
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Educational distribution among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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High school or less
Some college
College
Post-graduate degree
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
29%
30%
24%
17%
6,001
Evolved; due to God's design
47%
32%
15%
6%
815
Evolved; don't know how
38%
37%
18%
7%
347
Always existed in present form
60%
25%
9%
5%
775
Don't know
57%
26%
10%
7%
154
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Marital status among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Married
Living with a partner
Divorced/separated
Widowed
Never married
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
41%
11%
9%
3%
36%
6,001
Evolved; due to God's design
38%
10%
14%
3%
35%
814
Evolved; don't know how
44%
9%
9%
4%
34%
347
Always existed in present form
40%
7%
15%
8%
31%
770
Don't know
43%
9%
8%
9%
31%
154
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Parent of children under 18 among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Parents
Non-parents
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
24%
76%
5,999
Evolved; due to God's design
25%
75%
815
Evolved; don't know how
23%
77%
348
Always existed in present form
21%
79%
777
Don't know
24%
76%
156
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Belief in God among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Believe in God; absolutely certain
Believe in God; fairly certain
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain
Believe in God; don't know
Do not believe in God
Other/don't know if they believe in God
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
9%
21%
15%
1%
47%
7%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
38%
35%
11%
1%
12%
3%
819
Evolved; don't know how
24%
33%
13%
2%
12%
15%
348
Always existed in present form
37%
31%
11%
2%
18%
2%
780
Don't know
27%
29%
12%
4%
19%
9%
156
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Very important
Somewhat important
Not too important
Not at all important
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
3%
18%
32%
47%
< 1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
15%
40%
26%
19%
< 1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
13%
30%
33%
23%
2%
348
Always existed in present form
17%
36%
24%
23%
1%
780
Don't know
11%
30%
26%
28%
5%
156
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Attendance at religious services among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month/a few times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
3%
23%
75%
< 1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
8%
35%
57%
< 1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
3%
31%
65%
1%
348
Always existed in present form
9%
29%
61%
1%
780
Don't know
7%
21%
70%
1%
156
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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
1%
1%
2%
96%
< 1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
3%
3%
4%
90%
< 1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
1%
2%
3%
94%
1%
348
Always existed in present form
4%
2%
4%
90%
< 1%
780
Don't know
2%
4%
4%
87%
3%
156
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Frequency of meditation among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
16%
9%
6%
68%
< 1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
15%
9%
4%
71%
< 1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
24%
8%
4%
59%
5%
348
Always existed in present form
15%
7%
3%
73%
1%
780
Don't know
24%
4%
1%
66%
4%
156
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
30%
16%
12%
40%
2%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
31%
15%
15%
38%
1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
35%
17%
10%
33%
5%
348
Always existed in present form
25%
13%
13%
47%
1%
780
Don't know
29%
10%
12%
46%
3%
156
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Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
43%
18%
15%
24%
1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
37%
12%
16%
34%
< 1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
45%
15%
13%
24%
3%
348
Always existed in present form
24%
11%
15%
49%
1%
780
Don't know
30%
9%
15%
41%
6%
156
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Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
% of adults who seldom or never pray who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
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Religion
Philosophy/reason
Common sense
Science
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
2%
19%
56%
22%
1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
11%
13%
63%
12%
1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
6%
14%
60%
13%
7%
348
Always existed in present form
15%
10%
62%
11%
1%
780
Don't know
8%
8%
62%
9%
12%
156
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Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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There are clear standards for what is right and wrong
Right or wrong depends on the situation
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
17%
82%
1%
< 1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
25%
72%
1%
1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
21%
73%
4%
2%
348
Always existed in present form
24%
74%
1%
1%
780
Don't know
22%
68%
3%
7%
156
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Frequency of reading scripture among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
2%
3%
5%
91%
< 1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
4%
4%
6%
86%
< 1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
2%
4%
4%
88%
1%
348
Always existed in present form
6%
4%
4%
85%
< 1%
780
Don't know
7%
3%
5%
83%
1%
156
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Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Word of God; should be taken literally
Word of God; not everything taken literally
Word of God; other/don't know
Not the word of God
Other/don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
2%
6%
< 1%
87%
4%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
15%
28%
< 1%
50%
8%
819
Evolved; don't know how
5%
10%
3%
58%
25%
348
Always existed in present form
20%
22%
1%
51%
6%
780
Don't know
13%
11%
6%
41%
30%
156
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Belief in Heaven among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
% of adults who seldom or never pray who …in heaven
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Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
22%
69%
8%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
66%
28%
6%
819
Evolved; don't know how
36%
38%
26%
348
Always existed in present form
58%
36%
7%
780
Don't know
37%
28%
36%
156
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Belief in Hell among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
% of adults who seldom or never pray who …in hell
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Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
16%
78%
7%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
52%
41%
7%
819
Evolved; don't know how
26%
53%
21%
348
Always existed in present form
45%
48%
7%
780
Don't know
26%
40%
33%
156
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Party affiliation among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Republican/lean Rep.
No lean
Democrat/lean Dem.
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
23%
17%
61%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
33%
24%
43%
819
Evolved; don't know how
24%
37%
39%
348
Always existed in present form
37%
25%
38%
780
Don't know
26%
41%
33%
156
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Political ideology among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
15%
36%
44%
5%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
26%
38%
29%
7%
819
Evolved; don't know how
20%
34%
29%
17%
348
Always existed in present form
30%
37%
23%
10%
780
Don't know
25%
21%
27%
27%
156
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about size of government among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Smaller government; fewer services
Bigger government; more services
Depends
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
47%
47%
3%
3%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
51%
44%
2%
2%
819
Evolved; don't know how
55%
27%
5%
12%
348
Always existed in present form
50%
46%
1%
2%
780
Don't know
43%
32%
6%
18%
156
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about government aid to the poor among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Does more harm than good
Does more good than harm
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
34%
62%
3%
1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
45%
50%
4%
1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
38%
49%
8%
5%
348
Always existed in present form
48%
48%
3%
2%
780
Don't know
41%
35%
13%
10%
156
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
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Legal in all/most cases
Illegal in all/most cases
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
84%
13%
2%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
64%
31%
4%
819
Evolved; don't know how
68%
21%
11%
348
Always existed in present form
56%
40%
4%
780
Don't know
55%
33%
12%
156
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about homosexuality among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Should be accepted
Should be discouraged
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
91%
7%
2%
1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
75%
18%
5%
2%
819
Evolved; don't know how
72%
13%
7%
8%
348
Always existed in present form
65%
28%
3%
3%
780
Don't know
50%
23%
15%
12%
156
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about same-sex marriage among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Strongly favor/favor
Oppose/strongly oppose
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
87%
10%
4%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
66%
26%
8%
819
Evolved; don't know how
71%
16%
13%
348
Always existed in present form
57%
36%
7%
780
Don't know
52%
30%
18%
156
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
Views about environmental regulation among adults who seldom or never pray by views about human evolution
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Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes
23%
74%
2%
1%
6,020
Evolved; due to God's design
39%
57%
2%
1%
819
Evolved; don't know how
30%
56%
4%
10%
348
Always existed in present form
46%
48%
2%
3%
780
Don't know
30%
38%
8%
24%
156
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.