Marital status 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 marital status

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

Views about human evolutionMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
Evolved; due to natural processes37%11%16%8%27%1,010
Evolved; due to God's design49%6%17%6%22%2,126
Evolved; don't know how45%3%16%16%20%203
Always existed in present form55%4%14%9%17%5,865
Don't know48%4%13%19%16%564
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