National Survey of High School Biology Teachers - Analysis
BROADCON
Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements if they apply to your classes in biology or life sciences (otherwise select 'Not applicable'). When I do teach evolution (including answering student questions), I emphasize the broad consensus that evolution is fact even as scientists disagree about the specific mechanisms through which evolution occurred. [ARDA Note - 2 cases coded as 2.5 set to missing]
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly agree | 277 | 31.5% | 31.5% | -1.14 |
2) Agree | 404 | 46.0% | 77.6% | 0.04 |
3) Disagree | 144 | 16.4% | 94.0% | 1.21 |
4) Strongly disagree | 53 | 6.0% | 100.0% | 2.39 |
Missing | 48 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 878 |
Age (I-AGE)
21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 27.4%20 | 29.9%75 | 31.1%75 | 34.7%92 | 35.9%14 | 1 | 31.8%276 |
Agree | 39.7%29 | 49.0%123 | 44.8%108 | 44.9%119 | 51.3%20 | 5 | 45.9%399 |
Disagree | 26.0%19 | 14.3%36 | 16.6%40 | 17.0%45 | 5.1%2 | 2 | 16.3%142 |
Strongly disagree | 6.8%5 | 6.8%17 | 7.5%18 | 3.4%9 | 7.7%3 | 1 | 6.0%52 |
Missing | 2 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 57 | 11 |
Total | 100%73 | 100%251 | 100%241 | 100%265 | 100%39 | 869 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | 34.1%137 | 29.8%139 | 1 | 31.8%276 |
Agree | 44.5%179 | 46.8%218 | 7 | 45.7%397 |
Disagree | 15.9%64 | 16.7%78 | 2 | 16.4%142 |
Strongly disagree | 5.5%22 | 6.7%31 | 0 | 6.1%53 |
Missing | 15 | 24 | 58 | 9 |
Total | 100%402 | 100%466 | 868 |