Views about human evolution among adults in New Jersey by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in New Jersey by views about human evolution
% of adults in New Jersey 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 | 17% | 22% | 2% | 53% | 7% | 171 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 28% | 35% | 3% | 31% | 4% | 266 |
Not the word of God | 62% | 18% | 6% | 11% | 3% | 341 |
Learn More: Evolved; due to natural processes, Evolved; due to God's design, Always existed in present form