Views about human evolution among adults ages 65 and older by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults ages 65 and older by views about human evolution
% of adults ages 65 and older who say humans…
Interpreting scripture | 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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Word of God; should be taken literally | 9% | 16% | 3% | 60% | 11% | 2,934 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 17% | 36% | 4% | 37% | 6% | 2,539 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 5% | 21% | 5% | 46% | 24% | 348 |
Not the word of God | 59% | 16% | 5% | 15% | 4% | 2,690 |
Other/don't know | 25% | 27% | 12% | 23% | 13% | 816 |
Learn More: Evolved; due to natural processes, Evolved; due to God's design, Always existed in present form