Evolution, Creationism, Intelligent Design
Which of the Following Statements Comes Closest to Your Views on the Origin
and Development of Human Beings?
Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin
and development of human beings -- [ROTATE 1-3/3-1: 1) Human beings have
developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God
guided this process, 2) Human beings have developed over millions of years
from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process, 3)
God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time
within the last 10,000 years or so]?
Man
developed,
with God
guiding
Man
developed,
but God had
no part in
process
God created
man in
present form
Other/
No
opinion
%
%
%
%
2010 Dec 10-12
38
16
40
6
2008 May 8-11
36
14
44
5
2007 May 10-13
38
14
43
4
2006 May 8-11
36
13
46
5
2004 Nov 7-10
38
13
45
4
2001 Feb 19-21
37
12
45
5
1999 Aug 24-26
40
9
47
4
1997 Nov 6-9
39
10
44
7
1993 Jun
35
11
47
7
1982
38
9
44
9
Next, we'd like to ask about your views on two different explanations for
the origin and development of life on earth. Do you think -- [ITEMS ROTATED]
-- is -- [ROTATED: definitely true, probably true, probably false, (or)
definitely false]?
A. Evolution, that is, the idea that human beings developed over millions of
years from less advanced forms of life
Definitely
true
Probably
true
Probably
false
Definitely
false
No
opinion
2007 Jun 1-3
18%
35
16
28
3
B. Creationism, that is, the idea that God created human beings pretty much
in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years
Definitely
true
Probably
true
Probably
alse
Definitely
false
No
opinion
2007 Jun 1-3
39%
27
16
15
3
How familiar would you say you are with each of the following explanations
about the origin and development of life on earth -- very familiar, somewhat
familiar, not too familiar, or not at all familiar? How about -- [ITEMS
ROTATED]?
A. Evolution
Very
familiar
Somewhat
familiar
Not too
familiar
Not at all
familiar
No
opinion
2007 Jun 1-3
41%
41
12
5
1
B. Creationism
Very
familiar
Somewhat
familiar
Not too
familiar
Not at all
familiar
No
opinion
2007 Jun 1-3
50%
36
9
4
1
If a presidential candidate stated that he or she DID not believe in the
theory of evolution, would that make you -- [ROTATED: much more likely to
vote for that candidate, a little more likely, not make a difference either
way, would it make you a little less likely, (or) much less likely to vote
for that candidate]?
Much
more
likely
A little
more
likely
Not
make a
difference
A little
less likely
Much
less likely
No
opinion
Registered voters
2007 Jun 1-3
8%
7
53
14
15
3
National adults
2007 Jun 1-3
8%
7
54
13
15
3
Which comes closer to your view -- [ROTATED: a presidential candidate's
views on evolution are a legitimate indicator of whether he or she is
qualified to be president, (or) a presidential candidate's views on
evolution are not really relevant and therefore should not be discussed as
part of the campaign]?
Legitimate
indicator
Not really
relevant
No
opinion
2007 Jun 1-3
25%
70
5
Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin
and development of human beings -- [ROTATED: human beings have evolved over
millions of years from other forms of life and God guided this process,
human beings have evolved over millions of years from other forms of life,
but God had no part in this process, or God created human beings in their
present form exactly the way the Bible describes it]?
Evolved,
God guided
Evolved,
God had
no part
God created
man exactly
how Bible
describes it
Other
(vol.)
No
opinion
2005 Sep 8-11
31%
12
53
1
3
(vol.) = Volunteered response
How much have you, personally, thought about these different explanations
for how human beings came to exist on earth -- a great deal, a moderate
amount, not much, or not at all?
Great
deal
Moderate
amount
Not
much
Not
at all
No
opinion
2005 Sep 8-11
41%
35
17
6
1
How much does it matter to you which of those theories is correct -- a great
deal, a moderate amount, not much, or not at all?
Great
deal
Moderate
amount
Not
much
Not
at all
No
opinion
2005 Sep 8-11
40%
26
19
14
1
Which comes closer to your view about the relationship between science and
religion -- they generally agree with each other, they generally conflict
with each other, or they are not related to each other in any meaningful
way?
Agree with
each other
Conflict with
each other
Not related in
a meaningful way
No
opinion
2005 Sep 8-11
24%
35
36
5
On a different subject, do you think each of the following explanations
about the origin and development of life on earth should or should not be
taught in public school science classes, or are you unsure? How about --
[RANDOM ORDER]?
2005 Aug 8-11
Yes, should
No, should not
Unsure
No answer
Evolution
61%
20
19
*
Creationism
54%
22
23
1
Intelligent design
43%
21
35
1
* Less than 0.5%
How familiar would you say you are with each of the following explanations
about the origin and development of life on earth -- very familiar, somewhat
familiar, not too familiar, or not at all familiar? How about -- [RANDOM
ORDER]?
2005 Aug 5-7
Very
familiar
Somewhat
familiar
Not too
familiar
Not at all
familiar
No
opinion
Evolution
45%
37
10
7
1
Creationism
45%
29
15
9
2
Intelligent design
17%
28
27
25
3
For each of the following, please say whether you believe it is -- [ROTATED:
definitely true, probably true, probably false, (or) definitely false] as an
explanation for the origin and development of life on earth? How about --
[RANDOM ORDER]?
[COMBINED RESPONSES]
2005 Aug 5-7
Definitely
true
Probably
true
Probably
false
Definitely
false
Not familiar
with
No
opinion
Creationism
29%
29
18
8
11
5
Evolution
20%
35
14
20
8
3
Intelligent design
8%
23
22
10
28
9
[SUMMARY TABLE]
2005 Aug 5-7
Definitely/
Probably true
Definitely/
Probably false
Not familiar/
No opinion
Creationism
58%
26
16
Evolution
55%
34
11
Intelligent design
31%
32
37
Next, as you may know, there are two major competing ideas on how human
beings came to exist on earth.
If the public schools in your community taught the theory of evolution, --
that is, the idea that human beings evolved from other species of animals --
would you be upset, or not?
Yes, would
No, would not
No opinion
2005 Mar 21-23
34%
63
3
If the public schools in your community taught the theory of creationism --
that is, the idea that human beings were created by God in their present
form and did not evolve from other species of animals -- would you be upset,
or not?
Yes, would
No, would not
No opinion
2005 Mar 21-23
22%
76
2
[COMBINED RESPONSES]
2005 Mar 21-23
%
Not upset if either taught
45
Upset if evolution taught, but not creationism
30
Upset if creationism taught, but not evolution
18
Upset if both taught
4
No opinion
3
Just your opinion, do you think that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is
-- [ROTATED: a scientific theory that has been well-supported by evidence,
(or) just one of many theories and one that has not been well-supported by
evidence], or don't you know enough about it to say?
Supported
by evidence
Not supported
by evidence
Don't know
enough to say
No
opinion
2004 Nov 7-10
35%
35
29
1
2001 Feb 19-21
35%
39
25
1
How informed would you say you are about the theory of evolution? Do you
feel that you are very informed about the theory of evolution, somewhat
informed, only a little informed, or not informed at all?
Very
informed
Somewhat
informed
Not too
informed
Not informed
at all
No
opinion
2001 Feb 19-21
34%
47
11
6
2
How informed would you say you are about the theory of creationism? Do you
feel that you are very informed about the theory of creationism, somewhat
informed, only a little informed, or not informed at all?
Very
informed
Somewhat
informed
Not too
informed
Not informed
at all
No
opinion
2001 Feb 19-21
40%
40
10
7
3
Would you say that you believe more in -- [ROTATED: the theory of evolution
(or) the theory of creationism] to explain the theory of the origin of human
beings, or are you unsure? Do you lean more towards -- [ROTATED: the theory
of evolution (or) the theory of creationism]?
Theory of
evolution
Lean
toward
evolution
Lean
toward
creationism
Theory of
creationism
No
opinion
2001 Feb 19-21
28%
5
9
48
10
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