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Table 1 Percentages of selected demographic traits in the sample and population

From: College Students’ Perceptions of Intelligent Design

 

% of Sample

% of Population

Rank

Freshman

11.2

28.5

Sophomore

30.0

19.0

Junior

29.9

24.2

Senior

28.8

28.3

Sex

Male

52.2

54.1

Female

47.8

45.9

Racea,b

White or Caucasian

86.4

79.4

Black, African, or African American

5.0

7.1

Hispanic, Latino/a, Latin American, or South American

3.8

4.6

Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander

1.4

1.2

Native American or Alaskan Native

0.2

0.5

North African, Middle Eastern, or Indian

0.2

 

Multiracial

3.2

Religious affiliation

Protestant

29.5

Catholic

41.9

Unidentified/other type of Christian

7.0

Other

2.9

None

18.8

Type of high school attended

Public

85.8

Private, not religiously affiliated

0.3

Private, religiously affiliated

11.1

More than one type

2.7

Type of community in which R grew up

Rural

33.2

Suburban

47.9

Urban

14.1

More than one type

4.8

Political ideology

Very liberal

7.5

Liberal

30.4

Moderate or “middle of the road”

32.0

Conservative

25.7

Very conservative

4.5

  1. Population data, which were provided by the university, are for the same semester the survey was conducted. These percentages were calculated after the respondents who did not answer the question or who selected “unsure/don’t know” were removed. Only one question had a large percent of respondents who selected this category; 20.2% selected “unsure/don’t know” when asked about their political ideology
  2. aThe population used to calculate these percentages includes students on the other campus of the university, as well as in its extension programs
  3. bThe categories used for the population data did not match the categories in the survey