Views about human evolution among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by views about human evolution

% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who say humans…

Religious traditionEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Buddhist71%12%5%11%1%228
Catholic40%31%4%23%3%3,463
Evangelical Protestant18%35%3%41%3%2,735
Hindu74%13%2%9%2%143
Historically Black Protestant19%33%3%42%3%1,010
Jewish66%17%4%11%2%734
Mainline Protestant36%32%6%22%4%3,816
Mormon27%38%2%31%3%171
Muslim30%27%3%38%2%131
Orthodox Christian42%22%3%28%5%102
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")72%12%4%10%2%5,823
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