Interpreting scripture among 50-64 year olds by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among 50-64 year olds by interpretation of scripture
% of 50-64 year olds who say the holy scripture is…
Views about human evolution | 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 |
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Evolved; due to natural processes | 12% | 16% | 1% | 64% | 6% | 3,127 |
Evolved; due to God's design | 30% | 39% | 2% | 22% | 8% | 2,774 |
Evolved; don't know how | 17% | 21% | 5% | 35% | 21% | 432 |
Always existed in present form | 57% | 24% | 4% | 10% | 5% | 3,579 |
Don't know | 38% | 17% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 384 |
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