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Belief In Evolution In The United States

Posted on the 01 August 2013 by Jobsanger
Belief In Evolution In The United States
Belief In Evolution In The United States
Belief In Evolution In The United States These results are from a YouGov Poll conducted on July 8th and 9th of this year. While enlightening, I found them to be a bit disappointing -- since only a plurality (46%) of Americans believe in evolution (either with or without help from a god), while 37% believe in creationism and 17% don't know what they believe.
It is interesting though to see the rise in the number of people in the last decade who believe in evolution without any help from a god. It has jumped from 13% in 2004 to 21% in 2013. This closely mirrors the rise in the number of Americans who say they are not religious -- which a Pew Research Center survey puts at about 20% (or 1 out of every 5 Americans).
NOTE -- The figures in the middle chart for some religions (Mormon, Orthodox, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu) are compiled from an extremely small samples -- and therefore could have a large margin of error.

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