Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with some college education by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among adults with some college education by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults with some college education 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 processes9%18%57%15%1%2,728
Evolved; due to God's design34%10%48%5%2%2,640
Evolved; don't know how9%14%58%7%12%369
Always existed in present form57%5%33%3%2%3,502
Don't know40%4%41%4%11%350
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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