Parent of children under 18 among adults who say religion is not too important by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among adults who say religion is not too important by parental status

% of adults who say religion is not too important who are…

Views about human evolutionParentsNon-parentsSample size
Evolved; due to natural processes24%76%2,669
Evolved; due to God's design29%71%489
Evolved; don't know how18%82%186
Always existed in present form24%76%362
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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