Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Analysis
ORIGIN (Weighted by TOTWT)
Which do you think is a more likely explanation for the origin of human life on Earth -- the Biblical account of creation or Darwinian evolution?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Biblical account | 700 | 60.1% | 60.1% | |
2) Darwinian account | 358 | 30.7% | 90.7% | |
3) Both, God created life and then it evolved | 76 | 6.5% | 97.3% | |
4) Neither | 32 | 2.7% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 87 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1170 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Biblical account | 49.1%250 | 68.3%449 | 0 | 59.9%699 |
Darwinian account | 40.1%204 | 23.4%154 | 0 | 30.7%358 |
Both, God created life and then it evolved | 6.5%33 | 6.7%44 | 0 | 6.6%77 |
Neither | 4.3%22 | 1.5%10 | 0 | 2.7%32 |
Missing | 27 | 60 | 87 | 0 |
Total | 100%509 | 100%657 | 1166 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced | Separated | Widowed | Single | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biblical account | 63.8%457 | 52.3%57 | 58.8%10 | 72.7%48 | 49.6%126 | 4 | 60.1%698 |
Darwinian account | 27.8%199 | 34.9%38 | 35.3%6 | 15.2%10 | 41.3%105 | 1 | 30.8%358 |
Both, God created life and then it evolved | 5.6%40 | 9.2%10 | 5.9%1 | 9.1%6 | 7.1%18 | 1 | 6.5%75 |
Neither | 2.8%20 | 3.7%4 | 0.0%0 | 3.0%2 | 2.0%5 | 0 | 2.7%31 |
Missing | 42 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 93 | 0 |
Total | 100%716 | 100%109 | 100%17 | 100%66 | 100%254 | 1162 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
More than once a week | Once a week | Two to three times a month | Several times a year | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biblical account | 91.7%132 | 71.8%229 | 65.7%115 | 53.1%153 | 28.5%65 | 3 | 60.1%694 |
Darwinian account | 7.6%11 | 18.2%58 | 25.1%44 | 37.5%108 | 58.8%134 | 2 | 30.8%355 |
Both, God created life and then it evolved | 0.7%1 | 8.2%26 | 6.3%11 | 5.6%16 | 9.2%21 | 1 | 6.5%75 |
Neither | 0.0%0 | 1.9%6 | 2.9%5 | 3.8%11 | 3.5%8 | 1 | 2.6%30 |
Missing | 6 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 94 | 1 |
Total | 100%144 | 100%319 | 100%175 | 100%288 | 100%228 | 1154 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biblical account | 66.7%226 | 58.3%221 | 52.2%181 | 66.7%34 | 51 | 59.3%662 |
Darwinian account | 24.5%83 | 32.5%123 | 37.2%129 | 23.5%12 | 12 | 31.1%347 |
Both, God created life and then it evolved | 6.2%21 | 6.1%23 | 8.4%29 | 3.9%2 | 3 | 6.7%75 |
Neither | 2.7%9 | 3.2%12 | 2.3%8 | 5.9%3 | 1 | 2.9%32 |
Missing | 20 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 154 | 20 |
Total | 100%339 | 100%379 | 100%347 | 100%51 | 1116 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | 12th grade (high school) | Some college | 4 year college graduate | Advanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biblical account | 70.2%66 | 74.8%240 | 73.1%212 | 50.0%125 | 26.3%55 | 3 | 60.0%698 |
Darwinian account | 18.1%17 | 20.6%66 | 19.3%56 | 38.4%96 | 58.4%122 | 0 | 30.7%357 |
Both, God created life and then it evolved | 2.1%2 | 3.1%10 | 6.6%19 | 8.4%21 | 12.0%25 | 0 | 6.6%77 |
Neither | 9.6%9 | 1.6%5 | 1.0%3 | 3.2%8 | 3.3%7 | 0 | 2.7%32 |
Missing | 25 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 0 |
Total | 100%94 | 100%321 | 100%290 | 100%250 | 100%209 | 1164 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to $29,999 | $30,000 to $39,999 | $40,000 to $49,999 | $50,000 to $59,999 | More than $60,000 | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biblical account | 79.2%84 | 49.3%34 | 60.9%39 | 70.5%31 | 57.4%35 | 46.1%53 | 465 | 60.1%276 |
Darwinian account | 15.1%16 | 37.7%26 | 28.1%18 | 27.3%12 | 26.2%16 | 40.0%46 | 159 | 29.2%134 |
Both, God created life and then it evolved | 0.9%1 | 7.2%5 | 6.3%4 | 2.3%1 | 16.4%10 | 6.1%7 | 50 | 6.1%28 |
Neither | 4.7%5 | 5.8%4 | 4.7%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 7.8%9 | 13 | 4.6%21 |
Missing | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 774 | 51 |
Total | 100%106 | 100%69 | 100%64 | 100%44 | 100%61 | 100%115 | 459 |