Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Views about human evolutionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Evolved; due to natural processes5%18%57%18%1%9,767
Evolved; due to God's design23%11%56%7%2%4,760
Evolved; don't know how12%13%58%8%9%1,000
Always existed in present form34%7%52%6%2%4,143
Don't know24%6%54%5%10%725
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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