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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1998 - Analysis

ORIGIN

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?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) BIBLICAL ACCOUNT56671.7%71.7%-0.55
2) DARWINIAN EVOLUTION14518.4%90.1%0.82
3) BOTH, GOD CREATED IT AND THEN IT EVOLVED607.6%97.7%2.19
4) NEITHER182.3%100.0%3.57
Missing55
Total Unweighted N = 789





Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT64.8%
221
77.0%
345
071.7%
566
DARWINIAN EVOLUTION25.2%
86
13.2%
59
018.4%
145
BOTH, GOD CREATED IT AND THEN IT EVOLVED7.0%
24
8.0%
36
07.6%
60
NEITHER2.9%
10
1.8%
8
02.3%
18
Missing1540550
Total 100%
341
100%
448
   
789

Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteAfrican American/BlackOtherMissingTotal
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT70.8%
434
85.4%
82
63.9%
39
1172.1%
555
DARWINIAN EVOLUTION18.4%
113
12.5%
12
23.0%
14
618.1%
139
BOTH, GOD CREATED IT AND THEN IT EVOLVED8.8%
54
1.0%
1
4.9%
3
27.5%
58
NEITHER2.0%
12
1.0%
1
8.2%
5
02.3%
18
Missing40104741
Total 100%
613
100%
96
100%
61
   
770

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorcedSeparatedWidowedSingleMissingTotal
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT76.6%
331
59.8%
55
61.5%
16
77.5%
55
64.6%
106
371.7%
563
DARWINIAN EVOLUTION15.3%
66
26.1%
24
19.2%
5
11.3%
8
25.6%
42
018.5%
145
BOTH, GOD CREATED IT AND THEN IT EVOLVED6.0%
26
12.0%
11
19.2%
5
9.9%
7
6.1%
10
17.5%
59
NEITHER2.1%
9
2.2%
2
0.0%
0
1.4%
1
3.7%
6
02.3%
18
Missing2963107590
Total 100%
432
100%
92
100%
26
100%
71
100%
164
   
785

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishOther religionNo religionMissingTotal
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT80.6%
444
63.0%
85
27.3%
3
52.3%
23
24.3%
9
272.5%
564
DARWINIAN EVOLUTION12.2%
67
23.0%
31
54.5%
6
31.8%
14
54.1%
20
717.7%
138
BOTH, GOD CREATED IT AND THEN IT EVOLVED6.0%
33
11.9%
16
18.2%
2
6.8%
3
10.8%
4
27.5%
58
NEITHER1.3%
7
2.2%
3
0.0%
0
9.1%
4
10.8%
4
02.3%
18
Missing427113661
Total 100%
551
100%
135
100%
11
100%
44
100%
37
   
778

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT76.6%
200
71.5%
181
65.0%
128
61.9%
13
4471.3%
522
DARWINIAN EVOLUTION13.0%
34
18.6%
47
24.4%
48
33.3%
7
918.6%
136
BOTH, GOD CREATED IT AND THEN IT EVOLVED8.0%
21
6.7%
17
9.6%
19
0.0%
0
37.8%
57
NEITHER2.3%
6
3.2%
8
1.0%
2
4.8%
1
12.3%
17
Missing13179111215
Total 100%
261
100%
253
100%
197
100%
21
   
732

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduatePost college degreeMissingTotal
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT77.5%
62
80.6%
179
77.3%
174
69.7%
106
39.3%
42
371.6%
563
DARWINIAN EVOLUTION15.0%
12
14.9%
33
14.2%
32
16.4%
25
40.2%
43
018.4%
145
BOTH, GOD CREATED IT AND THEN IT EVOLVED5.0%
4
3.2%
7
7.1%
16
9.9%
15
16.8%
18
07.6%
60
NEITHER2.5%
2
1.4%
3
1.3%
3
3.9%
6
3.7%
4
02.3%
18
Missing2017963580
Total 100%
80
100%
222
100%
225
100%
152
100%
107
   
786

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $10,000Less than $30,000Less than $40,000Less then $60,000$60,000 or greaterMissingTotal
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT88.5%
23
71.9%
69
68.2%
30
62.8%
49
64.4%
58
33768.6%
229
DARWINIAN EVOLUTION3.8%
1
16.7%
16
18.2%
8
25.6%
20
25.6%
23
7720.4%
68
BOTH, GOD CREATED IT AND THEN IT EVOLVED3.8%
1
8.3%
8
9.1%
4
10.3%
8
7.8%
7
328.4%
28
NEITHER3.8%
1
3.1%
3
4.5%
2
1.3%
1
2.2%
2
92.7%
9
Missing3830751034
Total 100%
26
100%
96
100%
44
100%
78
100%
90
   
334

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