Marital status among adults in the West by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among adults in the West by marital status

% of adults in the West who are…

Views about human evolutionMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
Evolved; due to natural processes43%11%12%4%30%3,385
Evolved; due to God's design47%9%15%5%24%1,938
Evolved; don't know how50%10%10%7%25%393
Always existed in present form53%7%13%6%20%2,403
Don't know48%5%14%17%16%337
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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