Interpreting scripture among widowed adults by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among widowed adults by interpretation of scripture
% of widowed adults 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 | 22% | 21% | 1% | 46% | 11% | 758 |
Evolved; due to God's design | 32% | 37% | 4% | 17% | 10% | 697 |
Evolved; don't know how | 33% | 21% | 5% | 20% | 20% | 170 |
Always existed in present form | 59% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 1,308 |
Don't know | 47% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 15% | 285 |
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