Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who pray weekly by views about human evolution (2014) Switch to: Views about human evolution among adults who pray weekly by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who pray weekly 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 processes11%18%56%13%1%1,804
Evolved; due to God's design25%13%53%7%1%1,684
Evolved; don't know how14%19%51%6%11%259
Always existed in present form36%7%49%7%1%1,371
Don't know27%7%49%7%9%181
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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