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Table 1 Previous studies of rates of acceptance of evolution

From: University Evolution Education: The Effect of Evolution Instruction on Biology Majors’ Content Knowledge, Attitude Toward Evolution, and Theistic Position

Group studied

Percentage with creationist positions

Source

College students enrolled in an upper level biology course in Evolution

30

Ingram and Nelson2006

High school biology teachers in Minnesota

30

Moore and Kraemer2005

College students enrolled in an introductory biology course for biology majors

50

Verhey2005

General student population attending a large, public university

59

Brem et al.2003

U.S. adults

62

Miller et al.2006

General student populations from three colleges

64

Barnes et al.2009

College students majoring in education

67

Losh and Nzekwe2010

Christian clergy

74

Colburn and Henriques2006