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Table 2 Sample attitude items (numbers refer to percentage responses to items)

From: The Growing Visibility of Creationism in Northern Ireland: Are New Science Teachers Equipped to Deal with the Issues?

Item

Percentage

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Do not know

A supreme being (e.g., God) created human beings pretty much in their present form; humans did not evolve from other forms of life (e.g., a fish and/or reptiles)a

17

13

21

17

30

4

There is evidence that humans evolved from other animalsb

21

41

13

12

9

3

Over billions of years all plants and animals on earth (including humans) descended (evolved) from a common ancestor (e.g., a one-celled organism)a

15

24

26

12

14

9

  1. a“Strongly disagree” answer most consistent with evolution
  2. b“Strongly agree” answer most consistent with evolution