Statement Closest to Own Views on Origin and Development of Life on Earth (February 2010)
category | column-1 |
---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 22% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 15% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 53% |
Don't know | 10% |
category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 15% | 26% | 27% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 22% | 20% | 7% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 52% | 44% | 57% |
Don't know | 10% | 10% | 8% |
category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 19% | 19% | 34% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 5% | 10% | 7% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 67% | 61% | 53% |
Don't know | 9% | 10% | 6% |
category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 22% | 15% | 14% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 23% | 17% | 24% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 50% | 57% | 51% |
Don't know | 5% | 11% | 11% |
category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 8% | 20% | 29% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 38% | 8% | 8% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 49% | 53% | 56% |
Don't know | 6% | 19% | 7% |
category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 17% | 32% | 40% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 19% | 4% | 3% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 59% | 55% | 51% |
Don't know | 5% | 9% | 6% |
category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 11% | 6% | 5% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 33% | 45% | 34% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 52% | 43% | 53% |
Don't know | 4% | 6% | 8% |
category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 16% | 31% | 21% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 26% | 12% | 6% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 50% | 51% | 64% |
Don't know | 9% | 7% | 8% |
category | White | Black | Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 21% | 27% | 20% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 15% | 9% | 13% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 54% | 46% | 58% |
Don't know | 10% | 19% | 9% |
category | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 17% | 26% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 21% | 9% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 52% | 54% |
Don't know | 9% | 11% |
category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 18% | 22% | 29% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 19% | 14% | 7% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 51% | 54% | 53% |
Don't know | 11% | 10% | 10% |
category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Existed in its present form since the beginning of time | 32% | 27% | 19% | 23% | 22% | 8% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," wit | 0% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 20% |
Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," but | 58% | 47% | 56% | 51% | 55% | 62% |
Don't know | 11% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 10% |