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Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987 - Analysis

CREATION

Do you think public schools should only teach the Bible's account of the creation of life on Earth, or should they only teach evolution, or should they teach both?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Only Bible's account2718.1%8.1%-1.31
2) Only evolution51215.2%23.3%-0.69
3) Both228668.0%91.3%-0.07
6) Neither90.3%91.5%1.79
8) Don't know2858.5%100.0%3.02





Sex (I-SEX)

 MenWomenMissingTotal
Only Bible's account6.6%
126
10.0%
145
08.1%
271
Only evolution19.0%
363
10.2%
148
115.2%
511
Both67.1%
1280
69.1%
1004
268.0%
2284
Neither0.2%
4
0.3%
5
00.3%
9
Don't know7.1%
135
10.3%
150
08.5%
285
Missing0030
Total 100%
1908
100%
1452
   
3360

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicJewishOtherNo preferenceMissingTotal
Only Bible's account12.2%
212
3.2%
28
1.2%
2
8.9%
21
2.2%
8
08.1%
271
Only evolution10.2%
177
12.9%
112
42.1%
72
23.8%
56
26.7%
95
015.2%
512
Both69.0%
1197
75.3%
653
48.5%
83
56.2%
132
62.1%
221
068.0%
2286
Neither0.2%
3
0.5%
4
0.0%
0
0.9%
2
0.0%
0
00.3%
9
Don't know8.4%
145
8.1%
70
8.2%
14
10.2%
24
9.0%
32
08.5%
285
Missing0000000
Total 100%
1734
100%
867
100%
171
100%
235
100%
356
   
3363

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentOtherMissingTotal
Only Bible's account10.7%
121
6.7%
81
4.7%
35
12.8%
34
08.1%
271
Only evolution11.8%
134
20.0%
243
15.0%
112
8.7%
23
015.2%
512
Both70.9%
805
64.8%
787
70.5%
526
62.6%
166
268.0%
2284
Neither0.2%
2
0.2%
3
0.5%
4
0.0%
0
00.3%
9
Don't know6.4%
73
8.3%
101
9.2%
69
15.8%
42
08.5%
285
Missing000020
Total 100%
1135
100%
1215
100%
746
100%
265
   
3361

Region (I-REGION)

 WestMidwestSouthNortheastMissingTotal
Only Bible's account6.7%
38
7.0%
65
11.5%
130
5.2%
38
08.1%
271
Only evolution14.7%
84
14.9%
137
14.1%
160
17.8%
131
015.2%
512
Both69.4%
396
70.1%
646
65.3%
740
68.4%
504
068.0%
2286
Neither0.7%
4
0.1%
1
0.3%
3
0.1%
1
00.3%
9
Don't know8.6%
49
7.9%
73
8.8%
100
8.5%
63
08.5%
285
Missing000000
Total 100%
571
100%
922
100%
1133
100%
737
   
3363

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,000$20K-40,000$40K-80,000Greater than $80,000MissingTotal
Only Bible's account13.7%
100
7.6%
96
4.8%
39
4.9%
14
228.1%
249
Only evolution6.4%
47
14.6%
183
20.0%
162
31.0%
88
3215.6%
480
Both68.1%
498
69.3%
870
70.6%
572
56.0%
159
18768.1%
2099
Neither0.3%
2
0.5%
6
0.0%
0
0.4%
1
00.3%
9
Don't know11.5%
84
8.0%
101
4.6%
37
7.7%
22
417.9%
244
Missing00002820
Total 100%
731
100%
1256
100%
810
100%
284
   
3081

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