Views about human evolution among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by views about human evolution
% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say humans…
| Political ideology | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 49% | 24% | 4% | 20% | 3% | 2,107 |
| Moderate | 65% | 19% | 4% | 11% | 1% | 4,464 |
| Liberal | 74% | 13% | 4% | 7% | 1% | 5,062 |
| Don't know | 51% | 15% | 10% | 19% | 6% | 499 |
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
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