Evolution

• Introduction
• Patterns

Evolution (Demographic Patterns)

Human beings developed from earlier species of animals.

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Evolution by Gender (General Social Survey, 2004)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
DEF TRUE	18.3% 120	12.1% 99	14.9% 219
PROB TRUE	31.9% 209	26.5% 216	28.9% 425
PROB NOT	13.9% 91	15.6% 127	14.8% 218
DEF NOT	33.8% 222	43.9% 358	39.4% 580
CANT CHSE	1.5% 10	1.5% 12	1.5% 22
NO ANSWER	0.6% 4	0.5% 4	0.5% 8
Missing	624	716	1340
TOTAL	100% 656	100% 816	1472

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Evolution by Race (General Social Survey, 2004)

	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	TOTAL
DEF TRUE	16.3% 189	5.5% 12	18.6% 18	14.9% 219
PROB TRUE	29.3% 339	23.0% 50	37.1% 36	28.9% 425
PROB NOT	14.8% 171	14.7% 32	15.5% 15	14.8% 218
DEF NOT	37.7% 437	55.3% 120	23.7% 23	39.4% 580
CANT CHSE	1.5% 17	1.4% 3	2.1% 2	1.5% 22
NO ANSWER	0.4% 5	0.0% 0	3.1% 3	0.5% 8
Missing	1076	160	104	1340
TOTAL	100% 1158	100% 217	100% 97	1472

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Evolution by Religion (General Social Survey, 2004)

	PROTESTANT	CATHOLIC	OTHER	NONE	Missing	TOTAL
DEF TRUE	8.3% 64	19.6% 66	23.9% 37	25.5% 52	0	15.0% 219
PROB TRUE	22.1% 170	33.3% 112	34.8% 54	42.2% 86	3	28.8% 422
PROB NOT	15.3% 118	16.1% 54	8.4% 13	15.7% 32	1	14.8% 217
DEF NOT	52.5% 404	28.9% 97	30.3% 47	14.7% 30	2	39.5% 578
CANT CHSE	1.3% 10	0.9% 3	2.6% 4	2.0% 4	1	1.4% 21
NO ANSWER	0.4% 3	1.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.5% 7
Missing	714	320	103	199	4	1340
TOTAL	100% 769	100% 336	100% 155	100% 204	12	1464

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Evolution by Age (General Social Survey, 2004)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
DEF TRUE	16.7% 51	13.6% 56	15.8% 84	12.4% 27	1	14.9% 218
PROB TRUE	32.8% 100	30.8% 127	26.7% 142	25.7% 56	0	29.0% 425
PROB NOT	16.4% 50	14.3% 59	14.9% 79	13.8% 30	0	14.9% 218
DEF NOT	32.8% 100	39.7% 164	40.3% 214	45.9% 100	2	39.4% 578
CANT CHSE	1.0% 3	1.0% 4	1.9% 10	1.4% 3	2	1.4% 20
NO ANSWER	0.3% 1	0.7% 3	0.4% 2	0.9% 2	0	0.5% 8
Missing	291	397	436	212	4	1340
TOTAL	100% 305	100% 413	100% 531	100% 218	9	1467

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Evolution by Church attendance (General Social Survey, 2004)

	NEVER	< 1 A MNTH	< 1 A WEEK	WEEKLY +	Missing	TOTAL
DEF TRUE	21.6% 52	21.7% 111	10.6% 35	5.5% 21	0	14.9% 219
PROB TRUE	41.1% 99	36.0% 184	28.7% 95	11.3% 43	4	28.7% 421
PROB NOT	14.5% 35	15.3% 78	17.8% 59	11.8% 45	1	14.8% 217
DEF NOT	20.7% 50	24.7% 126	41.7% 138	69.4% 265	1	39.5% 579
CANT CHSE	1.7% 4	2.2% 11	0.3% 1	1.3% 5	1	1.4% 21
NO ANSWER	0.4% 1	0.2% 1	0.9% 3	0.8% 3	0	0.5% 8
Missing	230	454	284	368	4	1340
TOTAL	100% 241	100% 511	100% 331	100% 382	11	1465

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Evolution by Education (General Social Survey, 2004)

	LESS HS	HS DEGREE	JR COLL	BA DEGREE	GRAD DEGRE	Missing	TOTAL
DEF TRUE	7.3% 14	9.6% 71	10.7% 12	25.8% 74	33.1% 48	0	14.9% 219
PROB TRUE	29.3% 56	27.3% 201	24.1% 27	33.1% 95	31.7% 46	0	28.9% 425
PROB NOT	15.2% 29	15.9% 117	17.9% 20	11.5% 33	13.1% 19	0	14.8% 218
DEF NOT	44.5% 85	45.7% 337	44.6% 50	27.2% 78	20.7% 30	0	39.4% 580
CANT CHSE	2.6% 5	1.1% 8	2.7% 3	1.7% 5	0.7% 1	0	1.5% 22
NO ANSWER	1.0% 2	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.7% 1	0	0.5% 8
Missing	173	698	112	220	136	1	1340
TOTAL	100% 191	100% 737	100% 112	100% 287	100% 145	1	1472

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Notes

General Social Survey, 2004: General Social Survey: Since 1972, the National Opinion Research Center has conducted a nationwide survey of a random sample of U.S. citizens on a near-yearly basis—the General Social Survey (GSS). In addition to gathering detailed demographic information on respondents, the GSS gathers opinions on a wide variety of topics, such as the role of government in public life, controversial issues such as abortion, confidence in public institutions and a host of others. Of course, respondents are unlikely to spend five hours completing a survey so in order to gather data on a broad range of issues the GSS has adopted the practice of rotating groups of questions into and out of the survey in different years.

* From the statement I'll read, look at this card and tell me which answer comes closest to your opinion on how true it is. Human beings developed from earlier species of animals.