Hi One problem with these surveys is they seldom break down the results by multiple factors, such as religion, education, age, .... Partly it may be because of the small sample sizes (e.g., in the survey Mike P refers to, only about 1000 Americans were surveyed ... margin of error ~4%).
Here's some older data showing belief in evolution by religion AND education. Both factors are important. Although education generally has robust positive effects, for example, highly religious fundamentalist Protestants actually believe less in evolution with increasing education. Perhaps attending faith-based institutions? Unfortunately, for these data we do not know how many people who "believe" in evolution think god guided the process. And one needs considerable data to do these kinds of breakdowns. One has to wonder as well whether different academic programs make a difference. Hard to imagine getting a business degree is going to have much impact on belief in evolution (except perhaps in negative direction if one is pessimistic). Finally, not to be too ad hominem, both Gallup senior and junior are (past tense for senior) themselves highly religious. Might this have some impact on their surveys? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor & Chair of Psychology j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca Room 4L41A 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax Dept of Psychology, U of Winnipeg 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0R4 CANADA >>> "Mike Palij" <m...@nyu.edu> 04-Apr-13 12:20 PM >>> Here is the report from Gallup on Americans with anti-evolution beliefs: http://www.gallup.com/poll/155003/hold-creationist-view-human-origins.aspx NOTE: the percentage of people who are anti-evolution has stayed more or less the same for the past 30 years that this polling has been done. Even 46% of college graduates are anti-evolution. What are we doing wrong? --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24777 or send a blank email to leave-24777-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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