Fig.Ā 12From: Acceptance of Evolution Increases with Student Academic Level: A Comparison Between a Secular and a Religious CollegePercentage of biology majors (black bars) versus nonmajors (white bars) who believe one of the following statements describes them best: A = I accept evolution and express it openly regardless of othersā opinions, B = no opinion, C = I accept evolution but do not discuss it openly to avoid conflicts with friends and family, D = I believe in creationism and express it openly regardless of othersā opinions, E = I believe in creationism but do not discuss it openly to avoid conflicts with friends and family. Comparisons within institutions: a RWU biology majors (nā=ā237) versus nonmajors (n = 239), Chi-squareā=ā13.833, dfā=ā4, Pā=ā0.008; asterisk indicates sign test two-tail pairwise comparison Pāā¤ā0.05. b PC biology majors (nā=ā212) versus nonmajors (nā=ā143), Chi-squareā=ā7.528, dfā=ā4, Pā=ā0.11. c RWU within-biology-majors comparisons: F = freshman (nā=ā93), So = sophomore (nā=ā74), J = junior (nā=ā33), Sr = senior (nā=ā37), Chi-squareā=ā14.535, dfā=ā6, Pā=ā0.02; linear regression choice A: rā=ā0.99, Pā=ā0.009, choice B: rā=ā0.98, Pā=ā0.015. d PC within biology-majors comparisons: F = freshman (nā=ā70), So = sophomore (nā=ā34), J = junior (nā=ā50), Sr = senior (nā=ā58), Chi-squareā=ā34.242, dfā=ā9, Pāā¤ā0.001; linear regression choice A: rā=ā0.98, Pā=ā0.013, choice B: rā=ā0.61, Pā=ā0.38Back to article page