Age distribution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by age group

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who are ages…

Views about human evolution18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Evolved; due to natural processes23%37%24%16%999
Evolved; due to God's design17%37%31%15%2,100
Evolved; don't know how9%28%28%35%197
Always existed in present form13%34%32%22%5,753
Don't know9%22%25%44%547
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