From: Still More “Fancy” and “Myth” than “Fact” in Students’ Conceptions of Evolution
Demographic variable | Variables | % |
---|---|---|
Age | ≤22 | 92 |
23–29 | 6 | |
30–39 | 1 | |
≥40 | 0.5 | |
Not available | 0.5 | |
Sex | Female | 56 |
Male | 44 | |
Class | Freshman | 23 |
Sophomore | 37 | |
Junior | 23 | |
Senior | 15 | |
Graduate/other | 2 | |
Academic major area | Anthropology | 8 |
Other social science | 13 | |
Humanities | 26 | |
Science | 21 | |
Other/undecided | 32 | |
Taught evolution in high school? | No | 26 |
Yes with creation | 23 | |
Yes without creation | 51 |