User:Ed Poor/Evolution poll
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According to a February 2001 Gallup Poll of Americans:
- 45% of respondents chose "God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so," the statement that most closely describes biblical creationism. (Feb. 2001)
- only about a third of the public say that they "believe in or lean toward the 'theory of evolution'"
- 80% of churchgoers "prefer the theory of creationism". [1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Perhaps most notably, those for whom religion is an important part of life (those who attend religious services every week) are far more likely to prefer the theory of creationism than are those who attend church less often (80% versus 47%, respectively)." (Brooks, Deborah Jordan (2001-03-05). "Substantial Numbers of Americans Continue to Doubt Evolution as Explanation for Origin of Humans". Gallup News Service. Retrieved on 2006-06-05.)
