Views about human evolution among adults in California by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in California by views about human evolution
% of adults in California 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 | 16% | 24% | 2% | 52% | 5% | 822 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 24% | 36% | 3% | 33% | 3% | 855 |
Not the word of God | 68% | 13% | 5% | 12% | 2% | 1,621 |
Other/don't know | 33% | 22% | 12% | 25% | 8% | 310 |
Learn More: Evolved; due to natural processes, Evolved; due to God's design, Always existed in present form