Poll Watch: USA Today/Gallup Survey on Evolution and Creationism

USA Today/Gallup Poll on Evolution and Creationism

Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of human beings?

1) Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process; 2) Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process; 3) God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 15%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 32%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 46%

Democrats

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 19%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 32%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 41%

Republicans

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 5%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 31%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 58%

Independents

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 19%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 34%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 39%

Attend Church Weekly

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 3%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 25%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 67%

Attend Church Almost Every Week/Monthly

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 10%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 31%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 55%

Attend Church Seldom/Never

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 26%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 38%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 25%

Postgraduate

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 29%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 42%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 25%

College graduate

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 14%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 35%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 46%

Some college

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 13%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 36%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 47%

High school or less

• Humans evolved, God had no part in process 11%
• Humans evolved, God guided process 25%
• God created humans in present form within last 10,000 years 52%

Survey of 1,012 adults was conducted May 10-13, 2012. The margin of error is ±4 percentage points.