Generational cohort among Mainline Protestants by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among Mainline Protestants by generational group

% of Mainline Protestants who are…

Views about human evolutionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Evolved; due to natural processes11%11%26%35%15%2%1,848
Evolved; due to God's design12%11%24%37%16%1%1,894
Evolved; don't know how9%9%20%41%18%3%333
Always existed in present form10%9%26%34%18%3%1,582
Don't know5%8%17%31%32%6%289
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