Evolution (Demographic Patterns)

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about science: Humans evolved from other primates over millions of years. Results weighted by WEIGHT (Baylor Religion Survey, Wave 2, 2007)

Evolution by Age

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	31.3% 82	24.6% 123	24.8% 112	27.4% 73	24.8% 29	26.2% 419
Disagree	11.1% 29	15.6% 78	16.8% 76	19.2% 51	21.4% 25	16.2% 259
Agree	17.6% 46	25.3% 127	21.7% 98	19.9% 53	23.9% 28	22.0% 352
Strongly agree	25.2% 66	20.6% 103	20.6% 93	15.0% 40	13.7% 16	19.9% 318
Undecided	14.9% 39	14.0% 70	16.2% 73	18.4% 49	16.2% 19	15.6% 250
Missing	10	10	11	9	13	53
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 501	100.0% 452	100.0% 266	100.0% 117	1598

Evolution by Church attendance

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	7.0% 26	13.0% 58	21.6% 61	56.5% 268	5	26.3% 413
Disagree	10.0% 37	14.1% 63	27.0% 76	16.7% 79	4	16.2% 255
Agree	28.6% 106	31.3% 140	20.9% 59	9.1% 43	3	22.1% 348
Strongly agree	39.7% 147	24.2% 108	10.3% 29	5.9% 28	5	19.8% 312
Undecided	14.6% 54	17.4% 78	20.2% 57	11.8% 56	4	15.6% 245
Missing	8	18	8	19	0	53
TOTAL	100.0% 370	100.0% 447	100.0% 282	100.0% 474	21	1573

Evolution by Education

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college or vocational training	College graduate	Postgraduate work/degree	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	18.6% 21	33.0% 147	29.2% 174	19.2% 41	15.5% 31	4	26.4% 414
Disagree	21.2% 24	15.3% 68	17.8% 106	15.9% 34	10.5% 21	4	16.1% 253
Agree	22.1% 25	21.3% 95	20.3% 121	28.5% 61	23.0% 46	4	22.2% 348
Strongly agree	14.2% 16	12.8% 57	17.1% 102	25.2% 54	40.0% 80	9	19.7% 309
Undecided	23.9% 27	17.5% 78	15.5% 92	11.2% 24	11.0% 22	6	15.5% 243
Missing	14	19	14	2	1	0	50
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 445	100.0% 595	100.0% 214	100.0% 200	27	1567

Evolution by Political party

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	10.9% 64	21.2% 74	43.0% 262	38.7% 12	6	26.1% 412
Disagree	14.7% 86	12.6% 44	20.3% 124	0.0% 0	5	16.1% 254
Agree	24.1% 141	26.4% 92	18.2% 111	19.4% 6	1	22.2% 350
Strongly agree	30.5% 179	25.2% 88	6.2% 38	25.8% 8	3	19.9% 313
Undecided	19.8% 116	14.6% 51	12.3% 75	16.1% 5	3	15.7% 247
Missing	11	4	13	6	0	34
TOTAL	100.0% 586	100.0% 349	100.0% 610	100.0% 31	18	1576

Evolution by Sex

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	23.4% 176	28.7% 242	26.2% 418
Disagree	16.2% 122	16.2% 136	16.2% 258
Agree	22.7% 171	21.5% 181	22.1% 352
Strongly agree	23.4% 176	16.7% 141	19.9% 317
Undecided	14.2% 107	16.9% 142	15.6% 249
Missing	22	31	53
TOTAL	100.0% 752	100.0% 842	1594

Evolution by Religion

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	36.5% 330	13.5% 46	0.0% 0	6.1% 11	28.1% 27	4	26.8% 414
Disagree	19.9% 180	16.8% 57	0.0% 0	3.3% 6	11.5% 11	5	16.4% 254
Agree	15.8% 143	35.0% 119	33.3% 9	22.7% 41	25.0% 24	16	21.7% 336
Strongly agree	12.3% 111	14.1% 48	63.0% 17	61.3% 111	19.8% 19	11	19.8% 306
Undecided	15.4% 139	20.6% 70	3.7% 1	6.6% 12	15.6% 15	11	15.3% 237
Missing	30	12	3	0	1	0	46
TOTAL	100.0% 903	100.0% 340	100.0% 27	100.0% 181	100.0% 96	47	1547

Notes

The Baylor Department of Sociology received a three-year grant from the John M. Templeton Foundation, to conduct a nationally representative multi-year study of religious values, practices, and behaviors. Wave 2 of the Baylor Religion Survey was collected in 2007 and includes a deep selection of questions related to religious behaviors, beliefs and belonging. Special topic modules examine race and religion, and personality.